The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is Corwin Mendenhall, III (Guy/Mendy), CAPT.
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The sequel to his first book "Submarine Diary," Rear Admiral Corwin Mendenhall, U.S. Navy (retired), offers up this tell-all autobiographical account highlighting his illustrious career in the Navy and life adventures he has experienced for nearly 84 years.
Mendenhall was destined for success. Growing up in the small, rural town of Anahuac, Texas, allowed him to express his curious nature, and it was soon realized by everyone he met that he had a great deal to offer outside the confines of his hometown.
Although he was accepted to the Naval Academy literally by accident, it was no accident that he capitalized on what he knew was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He endured the treacheries of his Plebe year and soon made a name for himself.
Regimental Commander at graduation from Annapolis, Mendenhall spent the next several years in the depths of the sea, further displaying his skills and natural ability to command. He quickly became an invaluable leader and was justly honored for his achievements.
Admiral Mendenhall traveled the Pacific Ocean during the heat of World War II, became a highly decorated officer, a Naval Ordnance Engineer, and found the love of his life along the way. "Sea Stories" recounts this long and adventurous journey and is incentive for each of us that no goal is out of reach.
Korean War/Third Korean Winter (1952-53)
From Month/Year
December / 1952
To Month/Year
April / 1953
Description Third Korean Winter, 1 December 1952 - 30 April 1953. Meanwhile the armistice talks had stalled. Discord over several issues, but principally the exchange of prisoners of war, had prevented any agreement in the latter part of 1951. This disagreement was heightened in January 1952. The U.N. delegates proposed to give captives a choice of repatriation, so that those who did not wish to return to Communist control could be repatriated elsewhere. The enemy delegates protested vigorously, insisting that all captives held by the Eighth Army be returned to their side. When the enemy failed to respond to U.N. efforts to settle the question, the U.N. delegation on 7 October called an indefinite recess in the armistice negotiations. Both military operations and armistice talks remained stalemated and, as the year 1952 ended, peace prospects seemed as remote as at its beginning.
