Evening star., 1953-09-04
Gen. Dean Describes
3-Year Ordeal as
Prisoner Of Reds
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hours. The third go was 80
hours"
"I was very thin at the time.
It hurt me to sit down. I sat on
my hands until they puffed up.
Threatened as "War Criminal"
They were going to punish
me as a war criminal for my
activities as military governor of
South Korea"
Gen. Dean said he met several
Communists whom he had seen
earlier in various positions in
South Korea.
The general said he became
separated from the men of the
oath Division which he COM
manded on July 81, 1850.
"On five occasions while try
ing to get back to my division
I was surrounded by North
Koreans or local boys who had
been given guns by North
Koreans and who called them
selves home guards" Dean said.
BY August Is he had worked
his way as far south as Chinhae,
about 80 miles below Taejon.
There he met a Korean civilian
who promised to help him re-
turn to American lines.
Reds Took His Boots.
But when they reached the
point where they were supposed
to meet American troops,
group of Koreans started
shooting.
A Korean grabbed his arm
and before was able to get my
hands free about 20 Koreans
were on me-"
That night in a jail Gen.
Deans feet were swollen so he
took off his boots.
That gave them the idea," he
added wryly. They took the
boots.
"The next day when We were
marching north they gave me
Korean rubber shoes but there
were no soles on them. 1t was
a terrible mistake taking my
boots off"
Talking with newSmen here,
Gen. Dean recalled events lead
ing up to his capture.
Ran Into Red ROadblOck.
The army listed him as miss
Ing on July 20 but Dean said he
was still in action the next day
when I'VE had a little bazooka
tank busting"
He said he made preparations
with one of his regiments for
a breakout at Taejon but feared
a roadblock at a little Korean
settlement.
The group ran into the road
block as expected and engaged
In a hot fight. In leaving there,
Gen. Dean said, eve were on
the wrong road"
The general in his jeep race
down a road lined with North
Korean troops dug in on both
sides. He and his column were
separated in the intense run
ming fight.
Later Gen. Dean met an
armored vehicle with Is Ameri-
can soldiers.
The little group ran into an
other heavy skirmish. Gen. Dean
made contact with his aide dur
ing the fighting and found he
had been wounded"
The small group of II moved
out at dark to again try a break
through over the mountain"
Carried Wounded Man.
They moved into the hills. Gen.
Deans aide reported wounded
American in their rear.
Il went back and found he
could not walk. My aide, myself
and two other men took turns in
carrying him in"
Later, while the group was
resting, Gen. Dean heard a
trickle of water and started out
to find it.
THE next impression I had
was that of running down -"
the general said. Then I drew
a blank. When I awakened nv
watch showed it was a little
after midnight. I was way down
at the bottom of a hill.
Il started to crawl up again. I
either passed out or fell asleep,
When I awakened again a Ko-
real patrol was passing not 10
yards away. I don't know how
they missed me-"
The general said he then
craWled down to a stream and
hid out in the brush. From there
on. he said. 1T was an endeavor
to get back out. Whenever
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