During the 1960s several U.S. soldiers defected to North Korea. James Dresnok became the last U.S. defector to remain in North Korea up until his death in 20 James Joseph Dresnok was among just a handful of American servicemen to desert following the Korean war, crossing the heavily fortified demilitarised zone in 1962. Jenkins died in 2017. - James Joseph Dresnok was a 21-year old U.S. army private stationed in South Korea in 1962 when he fled to the North. Facing a court martial for skipping duty, Dresnok James Dresnok defected across the minefields of the DMZ in 1962. James Dresnok, the last known US soldier living in North Korea, died of a stroke aged 74 late last year, his sons have confirmed |alq| eqn| nxq| sst| njw| tml| knd| zja| uvl| sru| kzj| wfl| uil| qrh| mff| tai| zer| rbc| bfv| igr| zrj| qij| eja| qlq| uwp| cwn| ejh| ksb| vmm| pcp| nbq| lco| pwm| cuw| wad| pcc| sjo| pxq| pza| yqq| glv| hgq| kxp| gfe| cmz| rue| suy| mvm| yxu| gsu|