Cpl Michael Grubisish was a Marine in Baker Bandits (B-1-5) Marines in Korea. After Chosin, the Marines changed strategy to send out squad -sized patrols to search for guerrillas. On January 31, 1951, Sergeant Yesenko and his squad-sized patrol set out on patrol but were somehow taken prisoners by the Chinese. We later heard they met with violent execution-type deaths at the hands of irregulars in the hills probably not too far from our encampment near the Pohang airstrip. West was part of that squad. My dad, Emmett Shelton was a Baker Bandit and had a newsletter for many years. Bandits shared their stories. I recently published those stories in a book BAKER BANDITS: Koreas Band of Brothers. It contains a number of stories from the guys who were there. If you are a relative, please contact me at Baker Bandits on Facebook.

Cynthia Shelton, My father was one of his fellow Marines in Korea

Courtesy of Judith Miller, Findagrave.com,