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Prisoner of War camp action on Koje Island photo
Brig General Thomas J H Trapnell commanded the 187th Airborne Combat Team at Koje Island where 6 000 North Korean prisoners of war were emptied from compound 76 in two and a half hours of fighting It was reported that thirty prisoners died and 152 were wounded while two Americans were killed and 13 wounded AP Wirephoto also notes U S 500 000 barrels and Daily Foreign 384 000 barrels in transportation figures
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Thomas J. H. Trapnell
187Th Airborne Combat Team
Koje Island