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It has been 20 years since the North Koreans boarded and captured the intelligence gathering ship, USS Pueblo (AGER-2), on 23 January 1968, taking her 83-man crew as hostages for 11 months. By 22 December when the crew was released, a sailor who was seriously wounded when the ship was seized had died in captivity.
Feb 26, 2021 · A US federal court has awarded $2.3 billion in damages to several crew members of the USS Pueblo and their surviving families, more than 50 years after North Korea seized the American naval...
Sep 15, 2023 · Pueblo crew members present at the reunion Thursday included Don Peppard, 86; Bob Chicca, 79; and Rick Rogala, 76. All of them suffered severe physical injuries while being held hostage.
Feb 25, 2021 · Sixty-one crew members and 110 surviving family members of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) are entitled to more than $2.3 billion in damages suffered in the capture of the intelligence-gathering vessel in 1968 in international waters off Wonsan, North Korea, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled this month.
Jan 23, 2015 · Eighty-two crew members were captured when North Korean planes and ships attacked the USS Pueblo. (One member of the crew was killed during the ambush.) They were held prisoner for 11 months.
Jun 12, 2018 · While the Pueblo crew was remembered for their bravery and defiance, including holding up their middle fingers when forced to pose in staged propaganda photos and films, the incident is also...
Dec 18, 2018 · It was a brazen and violent attack by North Korean forces on an American ship sailing in international waters, leading to the death of one sailor and the imprisonment of the remaining 82...
