Les, I recall seeing photos in the Stars & Stripes showing American
soldiers lying beside a railroad track. The had been shot, with their hands
tied behind their backs. This image was during the summer of 1950. This
image was in my mind when I volunteered at the first opportunity.
This image is still in my mind.
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Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:22
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Subject: Re: Comparison Between Chinese
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"On 21st October 1950.Members of the 187th on a patrol
located a prisoner of War Train hidden in a tunnel near Myonjucham,but the
korean guards had murdered 75 of the Americans. Fifteen wounded American POW
were saved."
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Les
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Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:47
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Subject: Re: Comparison Between Chinese
and North Koreans
Lee wrote:
<<Keith, I fought against both: The Chinese were well trained,
well lead, brave, and humane- they generally treated prisoners rather
well...>>
Thank you for your most interesting observations on
this.
What did the Chinese do with their prisoners? Did they
hold them in North Korea under their own control, or did they turn them over
to the North Koreans? I doubt that they would have openly held them in
China, as that would have compromised the ostensibly unofficial "volunteer"
nature of their participation in the war.
Regards,
Keith Allen