Thomas M. Caroland Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1949-1953

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia; Korea

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran discusses: being captured by North Korean guerillas, sent to a prison camp for 13 months; the Chinese taking over; transfer to a camp near the Yalu River where he spent 18 months; seeing 21 of his fellow soldiers going over to the Chinese side while in prison; the Veteran was released 8/1953 as a part of a prisoner of war (POW) exchange.

Collection Information (Not at LOC)

Interviewer:

unknown interviewer

Contributor:

Linda Barnickel

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Nashville Room, Nashville Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/40210

Subjects:

Caroland, Thomas M.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

Thomas M. Caroland Collection
(AFC/2001/001/40210), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Non-LC Repository Location:

Nashville Room, Nashville Public Library