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POWs in the Korean War

Gen. Otto P. Weyland, Far East Air Forces commander (left) and Surgeon Col. Jesse R. Grace (right) greet Lt. Col. Thomas Harrison, recently released during Operation Big Switch, September 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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POWs in the Korean War

An Airman is reunited with his soldier brother. USAF Tech. Sgt. Ralph Cox (left) greets PFC Tully Cox, repatriated in April 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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POWs in the Korean War

Many POWs required immediate medical care upon release. These exchanged prisoners are arriving at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, in August 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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POWs in the Korean War

One of the first Air Force POWs to return to Japan in Operation Big Switch was Staff Sgt. Robert M. Wilkins (center). He is shown arriving in Japan after the 4-and-a-half hour flight from Korea, Aug. 18, 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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POWs in the Korean War

An American POW is repatriated at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Lillian Kinkela

Lt. (later Capt.) Lillian Kinkela at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Lillian Kinkela

Capt. Lillian Kinkela (right) with movie star Joan Leslie, who starred in the 1953 film "Flight Nurse." (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Flight nurse 1st Lt. Victoria Malokas checks patient records with C-54 aircraft commander Maj. George Cichy, October 1952. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Flight nurse 2nd Lt. Pauline Kircher dresses a patient’s wound during the flight from Korea to Japan, May 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Airmen move a wounded patient. Speedy evacuation by air cut the casualty death rate by half from World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Lt. Col. George A. Davis Jr.

Lt. Col. George A. Davis Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Maj. Charles L. Loring Jr.

Maj. Charles L. Loring Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. John Springer Walmsley Jr.

Capt. John Springer Walmsley Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Maj. Louis J. Sebille

Maj. Louis J. Sebille. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Master Sgt. James H. Ledford

Master Sgt. James H. Ledford in 1959. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt. James Pragar

1st Lt. James Pragar receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt. James Pragar

The first pages from 1st Lt. James Pragar’s combat flight log. The dates include his six-hour Distinguished Flying Cross mission on Sept. 12, 1951. The far right column lists the purpose of each mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt. James Pragar

The first pages from 1st Lt. James Pragar’s combat flight log. The dates include his six-hour Distinguished Flying Cross mission on Sept. 12, 1951. The far right column lists the purpose of each mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt. James Pragar

(right to left) 1st Lt. Prager, Lt. Col. Tyson (6167th Air Base Group commander), and Gen. Park (who later became president of South Korea). (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt. James Pragar

1st Lt. James Pragar in the cockpit of a C-47 used to drop agents and leaflets. The underside of the aircraft was painted black to make it harder to see from the ground at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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