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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, August 4, 2010 · 12 Boy awaiting boots, and home, was killed Continued from page 11 when Carlton got lost while driving the captain to the front. At this point Carlton saw a light in the distance and hypothesized that only a recent arrival from the west would be stupid enough to shine a light in the dark in the middle of a combat zone. In deciding to approach the light, Carlton pointed out he and the cap- tain were taking quite a gamble. If it in fact turned out to be an enemy patrol, the pair would be captured or killed. If, on the other hand, it was a friendly patrol, they might still have been killed as they were approaching the position in the dark. Neither Carlton nor the captain knew the code word that needed to be used to identify themselves as a friend in such a situation. 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Once he returned to Korea, he was assigned to a Sherman tank, along with four other men, which was tasked with a number of different missions. At one point, Carlton was part of a tank platoon sent to protect a key bridge over the Imjin River. The bridge was an important artery for soldiers and supplies heading towards the front. The North Korean and Chinese forces knew this and as such they were constantly trying to destroy it. Carlton said the enemy would rig "You could see the Americans come over and bomb the hell out of the hills and an hour later the North Koreans would be out firing back at you again. They had tunnels dug so deep, they were unreal, apparently they could hide from the bombing." n Don Carleton, veteran Korean War barrels of gasoline to explode and send them down the river in hopes they would hit the bridge and destroy it. To prevent this, Carlton said, his tank platoon would shoot these barrels so they would detonate prematurely. At other times, Carlton's tank was used as artillery to keep enemy forces from advancing. Carlton said his tank would be dug into the side of a hill where it would trade fire with enemy artillery positioned on an opposite hill. While being involved in such a firefight may sound intense, Carlton and his fellow soldiers took it in stride. "They were shooting at us and they were hitting this side, that side, they weren't coming very close," said Carlton. "We decided if they got closer we'd shoot back, if not, we wouldn't because nobody wanted to clean the gun." Carlton said the enemy on the opposite hill was already receiving a heavy pounding from American planes who would conduct periodic bombing runs against them. Despite being confronted with such firepower, Carlton said, the enemy held their ground throughout his time there. "You could see the Americans come over and bomb the hell out of the hills and an hour later the North Koreans would be out firing back at you again," he said. 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