Robert Kandel – US Army 1951-53

Robert Kandel – US Army 1951-53

Robert Kandel grew up in Queens, NY and received his draft notice shortly after graduating from Columbia University. After basic training at Camp Breckenridge, Robert was shipped to Camp Drake outside Tokyo, eventually landing in Incheon South Korea and transferring to Koje-Do POW camp that held North Korean and Chinese prisoners captured by UN forces during the Korean War.

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