Joseph Spano

I sent this email in 2010 hoping to find out some information on my cousin Joseph Spano.  Below is information in my original email of the camps he was at. Any information on his unit or fellow soldiers would greatly be appreciated. Dear Sir, My cousin Joseph Spano died on December 22, 2001.He was born and raised and died in Tampa Florida.  He is listed in the Korean War Ex- Prisoners of War...
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Rodney Cloutman

My Uncle was a POW in camp 1 He was captured Nov 26th 1950 when K co. 3rd Bn 9th reg of the 2nd ID  was overrun during the Chongchon battle. His name was Rodney Cloutman and he was a Captain at the time…I was told by another POW that my uncle was the company XO. I would like to learn more about my uncles capture….is there anyone out there who can assist me… Thank you for your service to our...
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Sgt Jesse Douglas Hill

I have an uncle that is still over there and I’m exhausting every option I have available to help find him.  I do know that his unit (1/32) was in a defensive/blocking position but, I don’t know if he was mixed in with other units or was a part of this blocking force.  I also don’t know if he was in an area that was overrun or if he lost his way and wandered into the wrong...
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Photo with General Ridgeway

I was released from camp 4 on 1 Sep. 1953 and was greeted by Gen. Ridgeway. Our photo was taken by Msgt. Al Chang and a copy was to be sent to my parents in N.J. They never received it and there is no record of the photo in the National Archives in College Park, Md. In fact they have no photos at all which were taken of the POW’s after 31 Aug. 1953. The Director of the archives has no idea why...
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Request info about Robert W. Fleming

An exchange POW in Korea war/conflict He is my 1st cousin and formerly a member of Boy Scout Troop 35, Memphis, TN. He was featured as the POW from southern USA (Tennessee) in either Look or Life magazine after his release from the POW camp and again 10 years later one of those two magazines. Collecting this information to re-establish contact and for use in the forthcoming centennial...
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