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Korean War, 1950-1953

Operation Big Switch and Korean Prison Interrogations

The CD is labeled "Korean War Interrogations 1952-1953."


Tracks one and two are Chinese news bulletins. The content of these bulletins is known in part:


Chinese Transcription of Section 6: News from Munsan Regarding POW Exchange Logistics


「韓國汶山4月10號消息:聯合國為中朝交換傷病戰俘,4月9號晚上,特由釜山開出一列火車,作為演習。該列火車於4月10號早晨到達汶山。由釜山到汶山一共320英哩,五個小小時到達。


「4月20號起,實行交換傷病戰俘5800名,中共和北韓的戰俘,就用該列火車,由釜山運送到汶山。」

Dan Cavanaugh Recalls His Korean War Service

Korean War veteran Dan Cavanaugh records his memories of his Army service in the Korean War. He concludes the recording with some examples of Korean music. This recording was made in response to an inquiry by historian Charles Spurlin of Victoria College in Victoria, TX. This is the fifth of five tapes that Cavanaugh sent to Spurlin. Spurlin, in turn, donated his materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.

Dan Cavanaugh Remembers His Korean War Experience by Describing His Photographs

Korean War veteran Dan Cavanaugh records his memories of his Army service in the Korean War by reviewing his photographs. This recording is two tapes long, and covers photographs numbered 43-107 on tape 1, and photographs numbered 107-115 on tape 2. It concludes with a narrative of his Army service. This recording was made in response to an inquiry by historian Charles Spurlin of Victoria College in Victoria, TX. This is the third and fourth of five tapes that Cavanaugh sent to Spurlin. Spurlin, in turn, donated his materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.

Dan Cavanaugh Remembers His Korean War Experience by Describing His Photographs

Korean War veteran Dan Cavanaugh records his memories of the Korean War by reviewing his photographs. This recording was made in response to an inquiry by historian Charles Spurlin of Victoria College in Victoria, TX. This tape reviews photos numbered 1 through 42. This is the first of five tapes that Cavanaugh sent to Spurlin. Spurlin, in turn, donated his materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.

John Vollnogle Remembers his Korean War Experience

In a recorded letter to Charles Spurlin, Korean War veteran John Vollnogle reviews his experience in the Korean War while reviewing a set of slides he was planning to also send to Spurlin. At the time of the recording, Vollnogle lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Charles Spurlin was a historian at Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, who was gathering material for a book. Spurlin, in turn, donated the materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.

Interview with Paul Edwards On the Status of the Cease Fire in Korea

After President George W. Bush expressed desire for a formal peace in Korea at an APEC Summit in Australia, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Carol Off interviewed Dr. Paul Edwards about the status of the cease fire in Korea for the program "As it Happens." Edwards is the director of the Center for the Study of the Korean War.