Saturday, May 13, 1972

Reds List 8 POW 'Protesters'

TOKYO (AP) --Hanoi's official Vietnam News Agency -VNA -said Thursday eight U.S. pilots held by the North Vietnamese have issued a message protesting U.S. bombings of North Vietnam.

VNA said the pilots were:

-Navy Cmdr. Walter E. Wilber, of the U.S.S. America, captured in June 1968.

-Marine Corps Lt. Col. Edison W. Miller, of Chu Lai AB, captured in October 1967

-Navy Cmdr. David W. Hoffman, U.S.S. Coral Sea, captured in December 1971.

-Air Force Capt. James D. Cutter, Korat AB, captured in February 1972.

-Air Force Capt. Kenneth J. Fraser, Korat AB, captured in February 1972.

-Air Force Capt. Edwin A. Hawley, Udorn AB, captured in February 1972.

-Air Force Capt. Lynn E. Guenther, Nakhon Phantom AB, captured in December 1971.

-Navy Lt. (j.g.) Norris A. Charles, U.S.S. Coral Sea, captured in December 1971.






"Reds List 8 POW 'Protesters'", by (AP), published in the Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 13, 1972 and reprinted from European and Pacific Stars and Stripes, a Department of Defense publication copyright, 2002 European and Pacific Stars and Stripes.
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