Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 101 continued ... 10 March – Private John DaltonAppleby of Kentville and Lance-Corporal Herald Smart of Brooklyn were wounded. 12 March – Private Cecil Barklay Adams of Enfield was wounded. Keith Joseph Harview served as a corporal in the 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, USAir Force. Keith was born in Truro and was the son of Joseph and Maude Helen Harview. In 1948 he left his job as a radio operator in Windsor, ON, and went to live in Michigan. He enlisted in the USAF to gain citizenship in the US. On 29th March, Harview was part of a 12-man crew on a B-29 Superfortress on a bombing mission against bridges in Hamhung, North Korea. During the mission the bomber developed engine trouble and reported it was descending to 2000 feet to jettison its bombload into the Pacific Ocean. Nothing more was heard from the bomber. Lost at sea, his name is listed on the National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, US. Earle MacAskill was born in Glace Bay. He was the husband of Elizabeth Margaret MacAskill, the father of Helen and Donna May, the son of John and Agnes MacAskill and a brother to Sandy, Johnny, L.B. Buddy, Tommy, Tillie, Kay and Ella and Sally. Earle served as a corporal in the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He was killed during a mortar accident alongside Private Leo Gladu and Private Frederick George Works on 3 April. Lovell Phillip Jollymore, who was born in Sydney, served as a sergeant first class in Company F of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army. He was the son of George Jollymore of Middle River, Maryland. SFC Jollymore, who had been awarded the Bronze Star for Valour, was seriously wounded on 6 April and died before nightfall. He is buried in the Baltimore National Cemetery. On the night of 21/22 April the North Koreans, aided by the 60th Chinese Infantry Division, began a major offensive by breaking through the first UN line of defenses, held by the 6th ROK Division (Republic of Korea). All that stood between the Chinese army and the South Korean capital of Seoul was 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI), 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) andACompany 72nd US Heavy Tank Regiment. All three units were tasked to defend the Kapyong Valley. The Chinese attacked in overwhelming force and eventually managed to push the Australians off their position. 2 PPCLI was then cut-off; nonetheless, they held off the Chinese forces and by doing so saved Seoul and countless lives. Ten Canadian soldiers were killed and 23 wounded during the battle. Australian losses were higher (32 killed, 59 wounded), while the Chinese force suffered an estimated 2,000 casualties. The holding action of the Americans, Australians, and Canadians at Kapyong allowed the UN forces to consolidate their troops for the next stage of operations. They had fought tenaciously against a Chinese army with a force several times their size. In recognition of “outstanding heroism and exceptionally meritorious conduct,” a United States Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to 2 PPCLI, 3 RAR and the American tank company for their actions at Kapyong on 24-25 April 1951. Leslie Thomas Fielding, the son of Edwin O. and Mary Lydia Fielding of Truro, was killed at Kapyong on 25 April while serving with 2 PPCLI. Prior to joining the special force, he had worked at various jobs such as Stanfields in Truro, the Truro Hotel, the Canadian National Railway (CNR), and a greenhouse. Leslie was working at the St. Lawrence Starch Company in Mississauga, ON, when he enlisted in the Patricia’s in August 1950. He was seriously wounded in his right leg and died of blood loss. Keith Harview Earle MacAskill continued ...
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