Earl R. HuffordHuffordEarl R.OHKorean War, 1950-1953Army11th Evacuation Hospital, Medical CorpsPrivate First ClassFort Meade, Maryland; Camp Pickett, Virginia; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Lewis, Washington; KoreaUnknownVeteran"The historians really did not know what happened." (Audio interview)“If you ever watch MASH on television, that’s the way it is,” says Earl Hufford, who was there, in Korea, not as a sardonic doctor like Hawkeye Pierce but working a variety of support jobs, including stints as a chaplain’s assistant. Hufford was a college student in Ohio with a Methodist preacher’s license when he was drafted. His aptitude for things medical landed him in a series of courses—he even learned how to do autopsies. Although his unit treated wounded North Korean soldiers and built a hospital for them, the enemy didn’t return any favors. They bombed Hufford’s facility, thinking it was a bacteriological weapons site, although it was plainly marked with a red cross.Earl Hufford, Korea, ca 1952.Healing with Honor: Medical SupportPhoto of Earl B. Hufford, Fort Leonard Wood, MOPhoto of Earl B. Hufford, KoreaPhoto of Earl B. Hufford in his foxhole, 11th Evacuation, KoreaPhoto of Earl B. Hufford standing beside a foxhole at 11th Evacuation, KoreaGroup photo of Korean War Veterans Association (Northwest Ohio, Chapter #131)Photo of Earl B. Hufford and friend, 11th Evacuation, KoreaContemporary photo of Earl B. HuffordRough trip to Korea; the fighting at Inchon.Organization of medical facilities; duties as a chaplain’s assistant.Treating North Korean wounded; building a hospital for them.Activities with the Korean War Veterans Association.Activities with the Korean War Veterans Association. Part 2Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congresshttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10176/DLC-AFC2023-05-08loc.natlib.afc2001001.10176