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Robert Kirby - Korean War

Robert Kirby was a Military Policeman who served in Korea from 1952 to 1953 with the 8137th Military Police Group. Most of his tour was spent on Koje-do island guarding North Koreans POWs who were committed communists, bent on causing as much trouble for their captors as possible. Kirby remained on Koje-do when the prisoner exchange occurred following the July 1953 armistice.

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North Korean Defector

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An MP guarding North Korean prisoners during the war

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Robert Kirby stands beside a shack he built outside of the compound at the Chogu-ri POW camp on Koje-do Island.

Where:
Chogu-ri POW camp on Koje-do Island

When:
Unknown

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo



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