James Veneris Military person

James George Veneris (1922 – 2004), was an American soldier during the Korean War, who was captured by the Chinese and one of 21 US soldiers at the end of the war who decided they would rather stay in China than return to the US.

Personal facts

James Veneris
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1922
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Vandergrift Pennsylvania
Date of deathJanuary 01, 2004
Place of death
China

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Military person

allegiance
(Defector;1953-2004)
(until 1953)
military operations
Korean War
World War II
Pacific War
military branch
United States Army

James Veneris on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://69.65.19.160/~nodomain/xwh/04/11/66413.html
  2. http://www.nfb.ca/film/they_chose_china