Your grandfather's assumptions regarding the Turkish soldiers were widely shared by American troops, who themselves grew their own perception of the Turkish soldier as a sort of warrior from the past.
In a letter from my own personal collection, Private Herbert Grantham who served in the 5th RCT during the Korean War, writes the following:
"There is a rumor going around that in a few days we will be relieved by a Turkish outfit. They say that they are a pretty rough bunch - they like to fight with knives and daggers. I'm glad that they're on our side."
The Turkish infantrymen in the Korean War repeatedly proved himself in battle and earned a reputation of being both aggressive and excellent soldiers. One such example comes from the battle of Kunu-Ri in which the Turkish brigade, encircled by three divisions of the Chinese 38th Army, managed to keep themselves from being completely overrun through the use of the bayonet - ending in 900 Chinese soldiers killed by the bayonet and a Distinguished United Citation from the United States for this action, which incidentally happened to also be their first.
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Many Turkish soldiers felt that the Americans treated them with superiority and with a condescending attitude. Turkish commanders felt resentful towards their Western allies since they were perceived as not having the ability or the training to use more advanced weaponry. Nor where they provided with adequate quantities of American small arms which they needed in the field, in particular for weapons training. The Turkish soldier had not fired an American firearm until they arrived in Korea, two months before the action at