Phillip R. Anderson, Jr.

Phillip R. Anderson, Jr., , served in A Company, 1st Battalion of 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.  He was captured near Seoul, the capital of South Korea, on New Year’s Day 1951 as friendly forces fell back under very heavy attack by a large Chinese Army.  Badly outnumbered, U.S. and U.N. forces had to give up Seoul to the enemy, although it would be taken back later in the...
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Korean War POW Camps

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Interview with Franklin Jack Chapman:

At Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. In Camp Carson I received training in heavy weapons, a track vehicle which was the “weasel” at the time, (they called it a “weasel”) and cross-country skiing and rock climbing. Then in December 1949, we went to Alaska for two months on maneuvers. We returned from Alaska in March or April and then I was sent to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, to help...
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William E Baker

William E. Baker was a member of Service Battery, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.  He was among the men who kept ammunition moving forward to the battalion’s firing batteries.  He was captured near Kunu-ri, North Korea, on 30 November 1950.  After a few days in the local area, he began marching, usually at night, from village to village, arriving at Pukchin-Tarigol, the...
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Korean War POW Mysteries

The Korean & Cold War POW/MIA Network is trying to establish how many men were held in China and if any may still be there or in Russia. They are asking everyone to view these videos and report if they recognize anyone. There are now two films online of US POWs in North Korean hands during the war: the “new” one and the film of US POWs in Pyongyang (seen before and in stills). Please help us...
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