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Onalaskan POW recalls two Christmases in Korea
Wayne O. Hotson of Onalaska describes Christmas 1951 and 1952 as bleak but hopeful while prisoner of Chinese forces near the Yalu River. He was captured April 25, 1951 with Co I 19th Regiment 24th Infantry Division, endured subzero conditions, limited rations, and improvised decorations. He was released August 22, 1953 weighing 140 pounds, later becoming youth counselor and musician teacher.
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la Crosse Tribune
Wayne O. Hotson
6Th Ave. N
Onalaska
North Korea
Hotson
Yalu River
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Shanghai
Richard Tennyson
Minnesota
24Th Infantry Division
Logan High School
Winona State College
Holmen
Bonnie