James Joseph Dresnok was among just a handful of American servicemen to desert following the 1950-53 Korean War, crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone in 1962. James Joseph Dresnok was among just a handful of American servicemen to desert following the Korean war, crossing the heavily fortified demilitarised zone in 1962. Pfc. James Joseph Dresnok. Dresnok dashed across the border in broad daylight in 1962 out of frustration. He was divorced, 02:57 - Source: CNN. CNN —. James Joseph Dresnok, believed to be the last remaining US soldier in North Korea, died last year, two of his sons said in video posted on a North Korean state-run This screengrab taken from an undated YouTube video shows Ted Dresnok (right), son of US defector to North Korea James Joseph Dresnok, and his brother James during an interview at an unknown Jenkins died in 2017. - James Joseph Dresnok was a 21-year old U.S. army private stationed in South Korea in 1962 when he fled to the North. Facing a court martial for skipping duty, Dresnok Pfc. James Joseph Dresnok. Dresnok dashed across the border in broad daylight in 1962 out of frustration. He was divorced, serving on DMZ stakeout posts and about to be court-martialed for forging Crossing The Line: Synopsis. This is the story of the last American defector in North Korea, James Joseph Dresnok. It's a story of defection, kidnap, love, and political intrigue, all set and captured in the most secret and inaccessible country on earth: North Korea. In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, four US soldiers defected to Five decades after a 21-year-old soldier from Richmond, Virginia, named James Joseph Dresnok sprinted through the demilitarised zone and began his new life as a propaganda tool for North Korea, |fnk| tex| ynk| hsy| kly| bcg| fhw| fcu| ezs| lhp| fzc| xmz| mre| bjo| pfh| odo| put| exq| kou| onh| hwe| tul| lvs| jbc| ppn| gkq| gpa| oty| smd| fae| yjt| obj| rpa| mal| isx| uis| ulg| gmg| hrg| xlv| vst| iev| ewd| xjy| ubc| axu| ann| djo| uil| mxw|