Official Pan Mun Jom list of freed American prisoners
Aug. 10 Pan Mun Jom release lists 90 plus U.S. service members from many states and branches. Names include Sergeant Prestee Davis of Durham North Carolina and Sergeant James J Brown of Durham with others from Virginia New York City Philadelphia and more. The tally spans California Ohio Maryland Massachusetts and additional locales as families await word.
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Pan Mun Jom
INS
Prestee Davis
Durham
N. G
James J. Brown
N. C
Benjamin ‘Conley
Columbus
Raymond E. Phillips
Weatley
Edward M. Tarrington Jr
Richmond
Herbert E
Willard Pool
Jack Ricks Jr
Macon
Pfe
William H. Rhodes
Cumberland
James C. Williams
Kingston
N.C
Cal
Yvon J Maillet
Otter River
Mass
Ralph T. Liles
Norman
Pie
Estel H. McComas
Otsego
W. Way
Pic
Elmer C. Powers
Clintwood
Red Cure for Beri Beri Told in Prison Camp
Corporal Gary W. Plum of Tunnellon West Virginia, released from Pyoktong camp in Korea, recounted how Red doctors performed a cross shaped rib cut and inserted pork liver pieces to treat beri beri, a vitamin deficiency, in prisoners.
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Freedom Village
Korea
West Virginia
Gary W. Plum
Tunnellon
W. Va
Two Indians Dead in Korea
New Delhi report states two Indian ambulance unit members died in Korea from shrapnel and illness during UN forces action. Eighteen others were injured. the unit cost India 430000 rupees 99360 dollars to date.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Korea
Reds Free Seven Texans in Korea POW Exchange
Seven more Texans were released Sunday on day six of the prisoner of war exchange in Korea, raising Texas releases to 47. Names include Pic James M. Connally. Cpls Walter R. Williams, Billy J. Campbell, Billy A. Brown, Billy J. Smith, Gene Roberts, Billie W. Jones. and mayors via families in Lamar County, Col o rado County, Houston, Dallas, Leakey, Kermit, Wichita.
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Associated Preas
Prisoner of War Exchange
Korea
Pic
James M. Connally
2Nd
Rocket FA
IX Corps
Dessie L. Health
Rt. 1
High
Lamar County
Walter R. Williams
Company FE
24Th Regiment
25Th Division
25Th Division; Mother, Mrs. ‘Mary E. Carroll, P. O. Box 28, ‘General Delivery
Alleyton
Colorado County
Billy J. Campbell
1St Cavalry Division
Lothing Campbell
Loraine
Billy A. Brown
USMC
1St Marine Division
O. W. Brown
Brase
Houston
Billy J. Smith
John W. Smith
Jeannie
Dallas
Gene Roberts
Vege
Leroy Roberts
Leakey
Billie W. Jones
Martin B. Jones
Qrilla St. Kermit
Josie Jones
Emporia
Wichita
Kan
Gloucesters Battle Surrender Spurs Chinese Rescue Tale
Corporal Alfred Holdham of Lincolnshire recalls British troops at Panmunjom describing how Chinese guns silenced North Koreans while remnants of the Gloucesters waved a white surrender flag. The 1st battalion fought in the western front offensive of April 1951 and surrendered after a brutal, epic stand.
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Gloucesters
Reds Tried to Incite Race Riots in POW Camps
An American soldier claimed Chinese Red prison authorities attempted to spur race clashes by arming segregated groups with knives and clubs. Sgt. Herbert Watson of Baltimore said secret instructions told each group the other planned violence, a plot foiled by a white sergeant who alerted both sides. Other veterans reported rigid segregation in camps while Reds sought to win Black soldiers to communism by alleging racial abuse in the United States.
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Freedom Village
INS
Herbert Watson
Baltimore
Watson
U.S
Safety Discussed by Armistice Commission to Clear Hazards
Staff officers of the military armistice commission met to discuss removing hazards from the demilitarized zone. Priority was set on clearing roads for young observer teams. UN negotiators showed mine field maps, safe lanes, and wire entanglements. Communists promised similar maps. Next meeting time to be set.
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Pan Mun Gum
Military Armistice Commission
PW Sees Son After Five Year
A St. Louis army sergeant who served in Korea and was captured in 1950 reunited with his five year old son after five years apart. He last saw the boy in November 1948 shortly after birth. The story notes a light want ad as the turning point in this San Antonian’s life and references a local contact number for action.
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ST. Louis
Aug
Comiminis
Davis Woods
Korea
Frigidaire De Luxe Cyclamatic Cooling System Highlighted
The Frigidaire De Luxe Cyclamatic introduces a new Cyclamatic cooling system that promises exact safe cooling for foods regardless of outdoor temperature. The claim stresses precise temperature control and suitability for all weather, appealing to households seeking reliable refrigeration.
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Kansas
Elmer L. Miller
Olathe Kan
Ronald E. Cydrus
Springfield
Thomas F.mcdonough
Philadelphia
Edwin R. Myers
Baraboo
Wis
Robert M. Lee
Alma, A
John Preston Pingree
High Grove
Calif
Donald AN. Heaton
Maryville
Tenn
Donovan D. Waller
Creston
Truman Davis
Heber Spring
Ark
William M. Dezern
Leo T. Watson
Thomaston
Leo A. Cornier
Fall River
Walter E. Brayer
Caristandt
N. J
Robert P. Phillippi
Abing ‘Ten
Vas
William H. Stevers
Baltimore, Md
Californian
Eugene R. Soble
San’ Pablo
Richard B. Cobb
Fulton
William K. Dillon
Bluefield
Hale
Cullman
Ala
Hershel C. Boutt
Lewis L. Gordon
Blairsburg
Jerry L. Oakley
Shelton
Wash
Charles E Pearman
Athens
Carl J. Raup
Franklin
Kimball
Canterbury
Monroe
Dorland F. Guinter
Monsleursville
Umber Ig
Field Shore
Glen D. Hammond
Gansevoort
Clarence Peterson
Ebensburg
Frank ‘Tooley
Greer
S. C
A. van Leuven
Sussex
Marvin L. Hoffman
James K. Hall
Amelia
Jerzy W. de Weese
Detroit
Billy M. Lumpkin Stockton
Gray W Plum
Tunnelton
Donald J. Nance
Rockford
James L. Mitchell
Frankfort
Charles W. Mines
Porta
Roy D. Shearer
Haverhill
Cate L. Reeder
Indiana
Joseph W. F. Morgan
Connersville
Ind
Richard FE
Bailey
Pasadena
Vincent G. Simonetti
Cleveland
Kenneth R.darrow
Charles City
Nazeura Santini
Ibrook
N.J
Boole P. Stringer
Arlington
Willian Fisher
Royal, Ark
Robert W. Hammersmith
Lynwood
Gerald F. Bernier
Smithville
Wyatt E. Prestridge
Nauvoo
Clifford Ll. Petrey
Roeshold
Ray E. Tumbleston
Miami
Fla
Fred Harper
Wayland
Clyde H. Hill
Joplin
Ioseph
L. Murdock
Philadelpia
William E. Wright
Elmore City
Okla
Charles
Jefferson
Poplar Bluffs
Robert R. Turner
Robert L. Elson
Paterson
N. Ju
Donald L. Slagle
Narka
Wallace
Dunham
Covington
Mario J. Serenelli
Trenton
N. Y
Raymond K. L.stonesifer
San Diego
Harald Wilson
Mobile
John J
Knapp
Los Angeles
Glenn J. Oliver
Ramona
Herbert P. Aiken
Peter C. Joe} Jr
Albert Lea
Minn
Charles B. Davis
Mr. Vernon
Til
Victor J. Pfannenstiel
lHyasville
Vaha Digan
Muncy
William M. Beyl
Batimore
Richard E. Killian
Albuquerque
N. M
Sei
James Faulkner
Booker T. Johnson
Texarkana
Vernon Scroggins
Leroy James Sykes
Savannah
Marcus E. Wharton
Gadsden
Jace L. Stegall
Desloge
Frank Noel
Associated Press
Evelyn
Tokyo
Noel
Channel 5
San. Antonio
Reds
Texans
Joske’s
Joske
Diamond Salon
Jetes
Joskes Diamond Salon
Diamond Spray
Diemond Salon
New Street
Frigidaire
Jenna
Frigidaire de Luxe
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