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Korean POW Camp Location Sought: Camp Desoto

The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Office (DPMO) is seeking information on the location of a POW camp or holding area in North Korea between Pyongyang and the Yalu River named Camp Desoto.

While Korean War POW Camps were designated numerically (Camp 1, Camp 2, etc) by Chinese Volunteers and the North Korean Army, American prisoners often gave the camps a name.

If anyone knows the location of the camp or the name of the town nearby, please call Mr. InSung O. Lee, DPMO China/Korea Research Analyst, collect at 703-602-2102, or the Korean War Project at http://www.koreanwar.org/, or Ted Barker at 214-320-0342. We will forward any information you may have to the appropriate staff member.