Comments on: Places in Korea: Geoje POW Camp

By: Places in Korea: Goeje-do Island

Places in Korea: Goeje-do Island — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:06:01 +0000

[...] island is also the location of more recently military history where it served as the site of the allied POW camp that housed a total of 170,000 captured North Korean and Chinese soldiers during the Korean War. [...]

By: Peter McGuire

Peter McGuire — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:44:19 +0000

will be going there this weekend— any requests?

By: [GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today - USFK Forums

[GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today - USFK Forums — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:10:47 +0000

[...] [GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today Published: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:49:16 +0000 Today a small section of the former Goeje Island POW camp has been reconstructed into a museum to remember this little known chapter of the Korean War.?* The museum is located adjacent to the modern day city Gohyeun which is more well known for its massive ship yards than for its significant Korean War history.?* [...] Read More… [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:54:25 +0000

CPT Kim,

I actually posted one of them in a Korea Finder before so that is why they may look familiar.

By: CPT KIM

CPT KIM — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:51:08 +0000

These photos look familiar. Have you posted these photos in prior blog?

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:44:03 +0000

lirelou,

You are definitely old school army.

yangyo,

Thanks for the suggestion I will have to add it to my Amazon wish list.

By: yangyo

yangyo — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:56:53 +0000

Minor note: If you’d like to read about that camp from the Chinese prisoner pov, try the Chinese-American writer Ha Jin’s War Trash. Great writer but not his best book.

By: Lirelou

Lirelou — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:06:16 +0000

Minor nitpicking. The monument noted portrays an M-1 carbine, which would have been an appropriate weapon for MPs and guards. By rifle standards, the .30 cal M-1 carbine was something of a popgun due to the lack of power in the cartridge. (carried one myself from 1962-64, and the M-2 carbine for a few operations in 1968) Great bayonet, though. If the barrel ring was filed off, it made a really great field knife.