Otho Grayson Bell

In Exile
Date of death:2003
Gender:Male
Era:1950s
State:Washington
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Otho Grayson Bell

Biography

Otho Grayson Bell was a U.S. Army corporal from Olympia, Washington, and one of 21 American Korean War prisoners who refused repatriation. He crossed into China on February 24, 1954 and was assigned to a collective farm with William Cowart and Lewis Griggs. The three returned to the United States in July 1955. Authorities arrested them on arrival but released them after determining that their dishonorable discharges had ended military jurisdiction.

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: July 1955
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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