Re: 'US Soldiers Abused PoWs During The Korean War'

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In a message dated 01/04/2003 1:12:31 PM Mountain Standard Time, mdavino@yahoo.com writes:


> A young British army officer ordered to take over a
> prisoner of war camp during the Korean War wrote a
> scathing report about the treatment of North Korean
> prisoners held by American troops.
>
> The attack was brought to the attention of ministers
> but kept secret until yesterday. It accused the
> Americans of incompetence, ill-discipline, abuse and
> breaking the Geneva Conventions on treatment of
> prisoners. 


Wonder when it will come out about how the NK and CCF treated there prisoners.  I saw first hand what was done to 3 members of the 24th INf. DIV.   There hands were tied with como wire in front of them, shot under the chin and the bodies tossed into a river, where I found them.  Also found two more up on the river bank.  They were wearing the shoulder patch of the 24th.   We did get even for about a week.

    John Sonley Korea 1951