Harold Webb

In Exile
Gender:Male
Era:1950s
State:Florida
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Harold Webb

Biography

Harold Webb was a U.S. Army sergeant from Jacksonville, Florida, and one of 21 American Korean War prisoners who refused repatriation. He crossed into China on February 24, 1954, married a Polish woman and moved to Poland in 1960. His exile from the United States continued until he received permission to resettle there in 1988.

Case

Charges: Declined repatriation to the United States after captivity in the Korean War; no criminal conviction resulted from that decision.
In exile since: Feb 24, 1954
Exile ended: 1988
Sentence: Dishonorably discharged by the U.S. Army after refusing repatriation and permitted to leave the neutral custody area for China.

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