James Veneris
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James George Veneris (1922–2004) was an American soldier during the Korean War who was captured by the Chinese and was one of 21 American soldiers at the end of the war who decided they would rather stay in China than return to the United States.
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Nickname(s) | Lao Wen (老温) |
Born | 1922 Vandergrift, Pennsylvania |
Died | 2004 (aged 81–82)[1] China |
Allegiance | United States (until 1953) China (Defector; 1953–2004) |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | Unknown–1953 (defected) |
Rank | Private |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
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Quick Facts Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ...
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Simplified Chinese | 詹姆斯·乔治·温纳瑞斯 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 詹姆斯·喬治·溫納瑞斯 | ||||||
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Lao Wen | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 老温 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 老溫 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Old Wen | ||||||
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