Jacob C. Saylor and Corporal Lippki

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Title

Jacob C. Saylor and Corporal Lippki

Subject

Saylor, Jacob C.
Korean War, 1950-1953

Description

Pictured here is Jacob C. Saylor (left) with his Army buddy Corporal Lippki. Both were machine gunners in the Korean War. The image appeared in the Shenandoah Herald.

Jacob C. Saylor was a New Market native that deployed to Korea on July 31st 1950 as a part of the 2nd Infantry Division. He fought in actions related to the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. He nicknamed his machine gun "Anna Belle." On August 31, 1950 Saylor was wounded and evacuated to Japan. He left the army in 1953 and currently residents in Broadway Virginia.

Creator

Shenandoah Herald

Source

Shenandoah Valley-Herald Newspaper Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)

Type

Photograph

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Original Format

Photograph, newspaper

Files

IMAG1101 - Copy.jpg

Citation

Shenandoah Herald , “Jacob C. Saylor and Corporal Lippki,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 19, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/11401.

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