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Charles
Russell
Hoak
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Allegheny

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Pennsylvania

Charles Hoak was captured during the Korean War and was forced to march to North Korea on the “Tiger Death March”. He while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 7, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 11, 1950 – December 7, 1950 (MIA)
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Charles Russell Hoak (ASN: RA-13290334), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 11 July 1950 during the Korean War until his death in captivity on or about 7 December 1950.