» McWhorter (Frances Manning Achurch) diaries, 1949-1951

From 1948 to 1950 Achurch was a member of the military advisory group in Korea. He was a senior advisor in charge of training at the Korean Naval Academy at Chinhae. His 32 page diary photocopy Escape from Korea begins on June 24, 1950, the first days of the Korean War and ends a month later with evacuation to Japan and then to the United States. Her 45 page diary photocopy “The Korea I Liked” begins on April 29, 1949 when she arrived in Korea to join her husband. Included with the diaries is biographical information.