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Ron drowned on December 01, 1952, during aqualung training. Born November 30, 1929, in California, he was the son of Albert Victor Berry (1898-1967) and Helena Elizabeth Dickson Berry (1895-1984). Ron is buried in Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, California.
Message from Rick Dunn (Dillman):
Each Memorial Day I remember Ron, but I have never put my thoughts in writing. His picture is in my office with other members and memorabilia of my time in UDT 3 training and overseas.
Ron Berry and I were swimming partners in class 5 of our UDT Training. We were always the first to finish in swimming exercises because he had been a Redondo Beach lifeguard and I grew up on the beaches of Santa Monica as a swimmer and surfer. In a class of 115 men, we finished with 28. We hoped we would be assigned to the same team, but he went into Team #1 and I went into Team #3. Team #3 was the next to go overseas.
I wrote to him December 6, 1952, from Inchon, Korea. The letter was returned to me unopened on December 8th - "Return to Sender". It is my understanding he died the same day I wrote to him. I still have that letter, and I still choke up when I read it and think about going through the experience of training together and what a great swimmer he was. To lose his life to drowning seemed so wrong.
He was my partner and my best friend. I have always wished I had been with him - thinking things might have been different, but realizing he was with the best. Well, at 82, maybe we will meet again in the future. I hope so. Love to you, Ron.
Your Partner Forever,
Rick Dunn (Dillman)
John was a Korean interpreter with a US Underwater Demolition Team serving aboard a command boat when he was killed by hostile fire on April 21, 1952. His Korean name was Chon Do-Hyun. His body was returned to Korea for burial.
Master Chief Petty Officer George Davis (USN Ret.) of Virginia Beach died peacefully on June 16th, 2019. He was 92 years old. George was born April 4th, 1927, in Goldsboro, NC, son of George Davis, Sr. and Bettie Elizabeth Davis, both of Goldsboro. He was the youngest of six children, all of whom are deceased. The Master Chief was a veteran of World War II having served in the European and Asiatic Theaters, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a Navy diver, combat Frogman in the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) and a Navy SEAL. He served honorably for 32 years and would have done it again if given the chance. After military service George was an Engineer for the Public Works Department, City of Virginia Beach until retirement. George Davis is preceded in death by Gladys Rose Davis, his wife of 67 years, and a son, Ronald George Davis. He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Davis Garrett and Doug, grandchildren, Holly Garrett, Davis Garrett and Courtney, along with two beautiful great-grandchildren Campbell and Miller Garrett. George lived The Navy SEAL Creed every single day. He did not advertise nor seek recognition for his actions, he never quit, and he did not fail. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 6th, at 10:00 AM, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, Virginia.
He died May 23, 1952.
Born June 08, 1923, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Frey was a World War II and Korean War veteran. His father was Edward Ivan Frey Sr. (1890-1948). Lieutenant Frey was a member of UDT1 when he died on January 19, 1951. He was the recipient of a Silver Star. [See Awards section.] He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania.
Born in 1921, Allen died June 13, 1952. He is buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, California. He was the recipient of a Bronze Star.
Bill Hubert died Saturday (July 5, 2014) at home in Philo, Illinois, surrounded by his loving family and his constant companion Heidi, his boxer.
A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. A memorial reception will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, immediately following the service. Masonic rites by Urbana Lodge 157 will be held at the funeral home starting at noon, and military rites will be held at the cemetery.
Bill was born Oct. 16, 1933, in Calvin, North Dakota, to Nicholas and Grace Hubert. Bill was the youngest of 12 children. Bill married Carolyn Jones-Hubert on December 6, 1988. She survives. He married Joann Kinney, with whom he shares four children: Mike Hubert
of Thomasboro and Jeff Hubert of Fairmount. He had two stepchildren, 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by two sisters, Clarabelle Gapinski of Peru and Eleanor Tudor of Urbana. Bill was preceded in death by his son, Roy; his parents; five brothers; and four sisters.
He was the proud owner and operator of Alamo Electric Co. for over 40 years. He had been a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #600 prior to becoming an independent contractor. He worked in the electrical field all of his adult life. Bill loved giving and helping others in any way that he could. He had many hobbies; most of all, he enjoyed woodworking.
Bill joined the Navy in January 1951 and was a Korean War veteran and a decorated member of the Underwater Demolition Team. He was a member of American Legion Post 2910 of Homer for 42 years and the VFW Post 5520 Color Guard. He was a life member of VFW Post 630 of Urbana and a member of DAV Chapter 8. He had also been a life member of the Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Danville, a division of the Masonic Lodge since 1973.
He died August 21, 1951. Born April 6, 1924, he was a son of Agnes Sekula Mastor and the brother of George and James Mastor. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota.
He died April 16, 1951. Born September 15, 1928, he is buried in Rockingham Meeting House Cemetery, Rockingham, Vermont.
He died in 1950.
Fireman E3 Satterfield received a gunshot wound to his chest and was evacuated to destroyer escort USS Horace A. Bass on January 19, 1951. He died at Pusan. He was born May 17, 1929, in College Park, Georgia, son of Ernest B. Satterfield of College Park, and is buried in Mica Baptist Church cemetery, Ball Ground, Georgia. His brother was Jerry Satterfield of Georgia. Paul joined the military in 1949.
Per Frogman Phil Carrico:
On a muggy cold day, the frogmen unit went into a little cove on the west coast of Korea (Yellow Sea). A small village was there. It set back from the beach, and little kids were waving. Being far south of the combat, Team-1 went ashore without thought of danger, and were unarmed. The mission was to check out the cove to see if LST ships could beach there to unload supplies. Suddenly the children disappeared. It was noticed. Something was wrong. Four of five men in civvies popped up from behind the sand dunes with rifles. Team-1 broke for the water as the men opened fire. The first men in the water got to their LCPR boat and were picked up on the seaward side of the boat. A later swimmer, FN Paul V. Satterfield, was being picked up on the shoreward side of the LCPR when he was shot in the back as he was being pulled into the boat. Lt. (Jg) Edward I. Frey Jr. was also shot and killed and other team members were wounded. U.S. Marines later went into the village and found that the enemy North Koreans had taken over the village and had been holding the small village captive for some time.