Samuel David Hawkins

In Exile
Date of birth:01. 08. 1933
Age:93
Gender:Male
Era:1950s
State:Oklahoma
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Biography

Samuel David Hawkins was a U.S. Army private first class from Oklahoma City and one of 21 American Korean War prisoners who refused repatriation. He crossed into China on February 24, 1954, married a Russian woman there and returned to the United States in February 1957. He successfully petitioned to have his dishonorable discharge changed to an other-than-honorable discharge.

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: February 1957
Sentence: Dishonorably discharged by the U.S. Army after refusing repatriation and permitted to leave the neutral custody area for China.