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Charles Robert Jenkins
SGT Jenkins on 11 September 2004
Born
(1940-02-18)18 February 1940
Rich Square, NC, US
Died
11 Dec. 2017 (2017-12-12) (aged 77)
Sado, Niigata, Japan
Other names
"Super"
Citizenship
United States (1940)
North Korea (1972)
Occupations
Soldier
merchant
Criminal charges
Desertion
Aiding the enemy
Criminal penalty
25 days imprisonment
Spouse
Hitomi Soga
(m. 1980)
Children
Two daughters
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Branch
NC Nat. Guard (1955–58)
US Army (1958–2005)
Rank
Private (from Sergeant)
Unit
7th Infantry Division
3rd Armored Division
8th Cavalry Regiment
Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Known for
Desertion to North Korea
Charles Robert Jenkins ((1940-02-18)18 February 1940 – (2017-12-11)11 December 2017) was a United States Army deserter, North Korean prisoner, and voice for Japanese abductees in North Korea.
Driven by fear of combat and possible service in the Vietnam War, then-Sergeant Jenkins abandoned his patrol and walked across the Korean Demilitarized Zone in January 1965. Instead of being sent to the Soviet Union and then traded back to the US, Jenkins was held captive in North Korea for over 39 years. While kept prisoner, Jenkins was tortured, forced to wed a captured Japanese national, and cast in North Korean propaganda videos.
With improved Japanese–North Korean relations, Jenkins was allowed to travel to Japan and flee the communist Korean state in 2004. After reporting to Camp Zama that September, Jenkins was court-martialed and served 25 days in the brig at United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Until his death in 2017, Jenkins lived in his wife's childhood Sado home with her and their two daughters, wrote a book about his experiences in North Korea, worked in a local museum, and was treated like a celebrity by the Japanese.
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