King, Dale R., 1930-

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King (b.1930) served in the Army from 1948-1953, assigned first to the 29th Car Company in Hawaii and later to the 555th Field Artillery Battalion in Korea.

Taken as prisoner of war in April of 1951, he was exchanged on August 29th, 1953. King attended school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a vice president of finance and administration for Cutler-Hammer, an electronics firm based in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). He currently resides in Colgate (Wisconsin).

From the description of Oral history interview with Dale R. King, [videorecording], 2004. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 668111635

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Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Wisconsin--Colgate
Fort Shafter (Hawaii)
Korea (North)
Wisconsin--Oshkosh
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Dental care
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Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
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Operation Big Switch, 1953
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Prisoner-of-war escapes
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Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war
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Birth 1930

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