Samuel David Hawkins
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Samuel David Hawkins (born August 11, 1933) was the youngest of the American defectors of the Korean War.[1][2] Hawkins was one of twenty-two American and British servicemen to defect to China after the conclusion of the war in 1953. Hawkins returned to the United States in 1957.
This article is about Samuel David Hawkins. For other people with the same name, see David Hawkins (disambiguation).
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Samuel David Hawkins | |
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Born | (1933-08-11) August 11, 1933 (age 90) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Allegiance | United States (1950–1953) |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1950–1953 (defected) |
Rank | Private |
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