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st. corofHILYCORD GETSbiteve a iFRIEDthe ist: nuSOIrifCOLUMBUS, Ind. W — AirmanWilliam Robert Hilycord, firstHoosier repatriate from a North onKorean prison camp to reach home, owwas enjoying fried chicken insteadof rice and turnips today.Hilvcord limped off a plane at ha Atterbury Air Force Base Friday Cu to greet his parents, Mr. and Mrs.|0( David Milycord of Columbus, and his brothers, David Jr., Frank,|es Jack and Jerry. thlt;He was given 30 days at home before he has to report to a hos- ar pital for extended treatment. HeU\y limps because his leg was set mpoorly after he broke it parachut- ]jf ing from a bomber Jan. 20, 1952. cii He also is unable to straighten his left arm because of an injury suffered at that time.He didn’t want to talk much about life in the prison camp on the Yalu River, but he said the Communists treated him “fair.”He said the quantity of food was “fair,” although lie lost 36 pounds while in prison. He said he had rice and turnips “enough for a lifetime.”Asked about possible Communist ^ attempts to indoctrinate him while ^ he was in prison he said;“Sorry, I can’t say anything jabout that.” .The 22-year--old airman played football at Columbus High School and attended Indiana Central College before enlisting Jan. 10, 1951.eivwn
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Anderson Daily Bulletin
Anderson, Indiana, US
Sat, May 09, 1953
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