All together there were 7,245 American POW's. Of these, 4,418 returned to the U.S, 2,847 died, and 21 refused repatriation. There were also 389 POW's known to be alive in North Korea after all US POW's had supposedly been returned.
2,448,095 soldiers died in total in the Korean war.
Canada sent many soldiers, ships and aircraft to the Korean war.
United Nations POWs were held in prison camps in North Korea. These were not subject to external scrutiny and there were many recorded instances of poor and brutal treatment.North Korean and Chinese POWs were held in South Korean prison camps. Those captured by other than the South Koreans (i.e. other UN countries) remained the responsibility of the capturing country, and these countries conducted monthly inspections of those POWs to ensure their well being.
Start with the Korean War website.
Over 1,100 British servicemen were killed.
2,448,095 soldiers died in total in the Korean war.
Canada sent many soldiers, ships and aircraft to the Korean war.
4 million soldiers and civilians.
there was an estimated 7 million soldiers that died during the korean war, and 3 million civilians.
P.O.W stands for Prisoner of War. They were soldiers or airmen who were captured or surrendered.
Many, if not all, would have been men.
United Nations POWs were held in prison camps in North Korea. These were not subject to external scrutiny and there were many recorded instances of poor and brutal treatment.North Korean and Chinese POWs were held in South Korean prison camps. Those captured by other than the South Koreans (i.e. other UN countries) remained the responsibility of the capturing country, and these countries conducted monthly inspections of those POWs to ensure their well being.
Horribly, in some cases, some POW were tortured for MONTHS!
Start with the Korean War website.
Over 1,100 British servicemen were killed.
Death.
Yes, Nurses got something out of the Korean war. SEX WITH SOLDIERS.