POW interviews air on C-Span 3

C-Span3 is airing interviews conducted for the Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial by Jongwoo Han, president of the Korean War Legacy Foundation. The interviews are also available online (click on the POW name for the interview): Charles Ross Clifford Petrey Sal Conte A full set of interviews with Korean War Veterans can be found at the Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial...
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Blasdel, William S.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Cpl. William S. Blasdel, 26, of Freeport, Ill., was buried June 9, 2014, in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.  In November 1950, Blasdel was...
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Sanchez, Gilberto L.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Gilberto L. Sanchez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas, will be buried Jan. 23, in San Antonio.  In late November 1950, Sanchez was assigned to...
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POW Experience of Joe Annello

On the 22nd of April 1951, my unit, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, entered into defensive positions along what was identified as “The Kansas Line” adjacent to the Imjim River. Hershey (Hiroshi) Miyamura, the squad leader of the second squad and myself, the squad leader of the first squad, machine gun platoon were sent to a hill and attached to...
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Johnson’s List

There is a complete listing of the entries that could be recovered from Johnson’s List at the DPAA website.
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