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| Born | February 18, 1940 |
| Hometown | Rich Square, NC, US |
| Spouse | Hitomi Soga |
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A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the years
- North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July. Travis King's case comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Other Americans have entered North Korea over the years, including a few U.S. soldiers.
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A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the yea
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Factbox-Travis King: What happened to other US soldiers who defected to North Korea?
Joseph T. White shot off the lock on a gate leading into the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the Koreas while a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea in 1982, before surrendering to North Korean troops, according to an account published by the Korea Times. The North claimed he had defected, though Pyongyang refused a request by the United Nations Command to meet him.
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Charles Jenkins, a U.S. Army Deserter Who Fled to North Korea, Has Died in Japan
He later called his desertion a mistake
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Charles Jenkins, US soldier who defected to North Korea in 1965, dies in Japan
Charles Jenkins, one of a handful of United States military personnel who defected across the Demilitarised Zone to North Korea, has died in Japan. He was 77. Originally from North Carolina, Mr Jenkins was a sergeant in the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division and serving on the border with the North when he deserted in January 1965. Mr Jenkins subsequently told interviewers that he feared his unit's nighttime patrols were too provocative and would trigger a violent response from nearby North Korean t
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A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the yea
North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July. Other Americans have entered North Korea over the years, including a few U.S. soldiers.
