Orphans Home of Korea
This
page is under construction.
The Orphans' Home of Korea was created
to receive the children rescued in the Kiddy Car Airlift. After several
weeks a permanent director was named, Whang On Soon, who remained with
the orphanage for half a century. This orphanage became famous because
of the air lift and then gained international visibility with the publication
of Colonel Dean E. Hess' book Battle Hymn
and the movie produced with the same name.
We have collected photographs from various
sources including the archives of Col. Dean E. Hess and Col. Russell
L. Blaisdell. Chaplain Rutan who followed Blaisdell as 5th AF Chaplain
sent us the color slides of the Orphans Home of Korea. He also donated
the paintings done by the children.
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Photo page, Orphans' Home of Korea |
Whang On Soon, the first Director of
the Orphans' Home of Korea when it was founded in 1951 died in Seoul,
Korea early in 1954 at age 104.
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St. Nick Visits Cheju-do Waifs |
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Christian Children's Fund
Report - 1960? |
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Air Lift Revisited - Dec. 1951 |
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Hal Boyle, The Island of Orphans - Jan.1951 |
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Tots Offer Goodness to Repay Airmen -
April 1953 |
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Historic Airlift Recalled, Stars
and Stripes, Dec. 1965 |
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Giftlift Aids Cheju Orphans,
Stars and Stripes, Dec. 1952 |
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Bill Stapleton, Little Orphan Island,
Colliers, July, 1951 |
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