Category: US Defectors to North Korea

Could North Korea Send US Army Defector to China or Russia?

September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 admin

When North Korea first reported Travis King was in is hands this summer, it noted the defector sought refuge in the DPRK or a “third country” due to “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army,” North Korea News reports. (See the declassified files on previous US Army defectors to the North.) The news…

US Defectors to North Korea

The Mysterious Disappearance and Unconfirmed Fate of U.S. Army PFC Ryeu Sup “Roy” Chung

In 1979, U.S. Army PFC Ryeu Sup “Roy” Chung was officially reported as AWOL. The date was June 5, and he had vanished from his unit, Troop C, First Squadron, Second Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Germany. Notably, while sometimes identified as a Korean-American, Chung was a Korean citizen who had lived in the U.S….