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Please check out our “Info Needed” section regularly. We add new requests as they are received. These requests can come from family members seeking information on their loved ones or from those who are researching the experience of POWs in the Korean War.
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Sergeant First Class Deward E. Quarles

My father Deward e quarles (see below) was a POW in Korea. Maybe there are photos or records of his stay. I would be happy if they can help me. Sergeant First Class Deward E. Quarles, 9th inf. regt. 2nd Inf Div. (he was born on 29 June 1919), United States Army, which held as a Prisoner of War after he captured what falling on the Korean War on 1 December 1950 and which held until his release on...
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Cpl Glenace H Shaw

I am looking for information on my cousin Cpl Glenace Shaw. He was taken as a POW near the Yalu River. My Aunt was told that he was captured by the Chinese in December of 1950. He was last seen in a motor convoy shortly before his capture. Her first telegram stated he was MIA . On December 19, 1950, my aunt got word that her sons name was mentioned in a propaganda broadcast when he was listed as...
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Oscar Cortez

From Oscar Cortez: I arrived at Camp #3 North around October 1951 and the Tiger Survivors arrived probably in November, I remember it was raining when they arrived. We looked out the big windows in our “house” and I felt sorry they were getting wet and I prayed that none would get sick. In early spring on 1952 some of us were transferred to Camp #3 South. There we joined the guys...
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James “Jim” Alkire

Looking for any info Re: James “Jim” Alkire. He was a P-51 pilot disappeared on a mission. Was on the last list of “presumed dead” released after the POW release. Any one encounter him in a POW camp? Thanks for any help you can provide. Lee Elliott 2350 Camberly Cr Melbourne, FL 32940 e-mail: lebearkies@yahoo.com phone:...
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