Corpsmen: Letters from Korea

by Richard G. Chappell and Gerald E. Chappell

This volume twins together the letters of Gerald and Richard Chappell to chronicle their experiences as medical corpsmen in the First Marine Division during the Korean War. The book captures the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873386698
• ISBN13: 9780873386692
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Corpsmen a review by one who knew them when.

I grew up in the shadow of Dick and Jerry Chappell. I heard the stories of Bethesda and the Korean front lines, but I was a small boy listing to his heroes. Getting to read their letters and their thoughts so many years later, as an adult, is indeed a treat. This book is a chronical of what is right with America. Here are two farm boys who go off to serve their country and to have the adventure of a life time. They were honorable boys, and they became the finest of men. If you haven't read it, do yourself a favor spend some time with two real American Boys.