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Prisoners of War

Record #:
7112
Abstract:
Boyd Allred and his brother James, from the small community of Liberty in Randolph County, joined the U.S. Army in 1948. When the Korean War broke out, both were sent to Korea. Both were captured by Chinese Communist soldiers and imprisoned. James was held for 999 days and Boyd for 961. The brothers recount their experiences in harsh prisoner of war camps.
Source:
Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 10, Mar 2005, p102-104, por