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| Photo Courtesy the U.S. Army Center of Military History |
July 26, 1951. This is 1LT Dowell B. Hudson of Abbeville, Louisiana. He was age 27 at the time of this picture. LT Hudson, a member of C Company, 38th Infanry Regiment, was already a veteran of World War II, having enlisted in January 1943. He is seen resting here in Korea during his trek from Hill 1171 to a medical aid station in the rear. By this point, Hudson had already walked for six hours with a leg wound. Accepting only the help of a crude walking stick, Hudson refused a stretcher because "others need it worse than I." This injury would incapacitate him until September 3, 1951. He returned to combat only to be wounded again on October 13. He would be hospitalized in Japan again until November 24. He celebrated his 28th birthday during that second convelescence.
Dowell Hudson survived Korea. He finished his Army career as a Lietenant Colonel. He retired to Abbeville, Lousiana, where he attended St. Theresa Catholic Church. He died in 2006 and was buried at St. Paul Cemetery. His wife Irene was interred beside him in 2011.
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