Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association

Sam Meets Audie—and a Few Other People and Creatures
Sam Sgambellone had the pleasure of
meeting WWII hero and actor Audie Murphy
once—and an assortment of other people,
critters, and freaks of nature as well.
As he recalled, he met Murphy while he
was on R&R in Japan. “We were behind the
hotel at which I was staying,” he said. “I
think the name of the hotel was the New
Mori.” Sgambellone remembered that, “He
was very nice to talk to.” He believes
Murphy was making a movie there, called
Joe Butterfly, which he used to see on TV
every now and then, but not lately.
During his time in Korea, he saw a lot of
other things and people, as the nearby photos
suggest.
Audie Murphy and
Sam Sgambellone
“God bless those Red Cross Ladies,” are
Sgambellone’s sentiments
Sgambellone
then
Sgambellone
now
Snakes abounded in the mountains of Koreas—
copperheads, as Sgambellone recalls
Sgambellone—and everyone else—is snowed under in Korea
Sgambellone’s home in Korea: a counter fire tent
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The Graybeards September - October 2005