SERIOUS INCIDENTS IN THE DMZ 1967 - 1995

Date:: Fri, 5 Apr 96 
From: FKPA-PI@emh7.korea.army.mil USENET posting.
To: charlesn@nextel.net
Subject:  Serious Incidents in the DMZ this is obviously from MAC 
Panmunjon mtgs.

Backgrounder No. 16

Legend:
Date
Description of Incident
Killed in Action
Wounded in Action
Protested at MAC Meeting

1967

19 Jan 67 nK shore batteries fired on and sank ROKN PCE-56 off the north Korean east coast

39 (ROK) 15 (ROK) 239 Mac meeting

22 May 67 nK intruders exploded demolition charges in 2nd Infantry Division barracks

2 (US) 17 (US) 2 (ROK) 249

28 Aug 67 nK armed attack on UNCMAC Advance Camp (76th Engineers)

1 (US) 2 (ROK) 12 (US) 9 (ROK) 254


1968

The year 1968 witnessed n 68 nK gun boats seized the USS Pueblo in the Sea of Japan, over 15 nautical miles off the nK coast.
82 crew members released on 23 Dec 68

1 (US) 263

14 Apr 68 nK intruders ambushed a UNC JSA security guard truck enroute to JSA

2 (US) 2 (ROK) 266

20 Aug 68 nK agent boat intercepted off Cheju Island

12 (nK) 2 (nK) Captured 277

30 Nov 68 nK landed approximately 120 nK commandos near Samchok, ROK

107 (nK) 2 (nK) 282


1969

More than 150 nK agents were killed while attempting to infiltrate into the ROK from the sea.

150 (nK)

15 Mar 69 nK fired upon a UNC work party that finished replacing marker 0654.

2 (ROK) 1 (ROK) 337


1974

15 Feb 74 nK naval vessels attacked ROK fishing boats in international waters

12 (ROK) 348 3-3-3

28 Jun 74 Three nK gun-boats attacked and sank a ROK Maritime Police craft (863) in the Eastern Sea near the MDL-extended/

26 (ROK) 2 (ROK) Captured 352


1975

30 Jun 75 nK guards attacked Maj Henderson, acting commander of UNC Joint Security Force in JSA

1 (US) 365


1976

18 Aug 76 nK guards attacked UNC guards during "tree-trimming incident" in the JSA

2 (US) 4 (US) 4 (ROK) 5 (nK) 379-381


1977

1977 3 May 77 nK intruders attacked ROK Army personnel in the central sector

1 (ROK) 1 (ROK) 383

14 Jul 77 US Army CH-47 shot down after it accidentally crossed MDL into north near east coast. (US casualties were returned via Panmunjom several days later).

3 (US) 1 (US) 385


1978

28 Apr 78 nK agent boat attacked ROK National Police maritime patrol boat

1 (ROK) 4 (nK) 4 (ROK) 386

21 Jul 78 nK agent boat attacked ROK National Police patrol boat

2 (ROK) 6 (nK) 1 (ROK) 394


1979

7 Dec 79 US DMZ patrol accidentally crossed MDL and stepped on nK mines. Body of US soldier returned by nK at 461st MAC Secretaries meeting. US wounded returned safely to UNC side after incident.

1 (US) 2 (US) 444


1980

23 Mar 80 Three nK agents infiltrating through the Han River Estuary were killed by ROK defenders

3 (nK) 400

27 Mar 80 nK intruders fired on ROK Army patrol in Central Sector

1 (ROK) 1 (nK) 1 (ROK) 1 (nK) 400

21 Jun 80 nK agent boat attacked ROK Navy patrol boat

9 (nK) 2 (ROK) 1 (nK) Captured 402

3-6 Nov 80 nK agents landed on Hoenggan Island killing one ROK civilian and wounding five others before being caught

3 (nK) 403

1-6 Dec 80 nK agents landed on Namhae Island

3 (ROK) 3 (nK) 3 (ROK) 404


1981

4 Jul 81 nK agent infiltrated through DMZ

2 (ROK) 1 (nK) 406


1983 15 May 83 nK agents landed on east coast of ROK

1 (nK) 413

19 Jun 83 nK agents discovered near Munsan in the Western Corridor

3 (nK) 419

5 Aug 83 nK agents attempted to land near Kampo on the SE coast

5 (nK) 421

13 Aug 83 nK agent boat sunk east of Ullung Island in East Sea

5 (nK) 421

3 Dec 83 nK agents landed at Tadaepo beach near Pusan

3 (nK) 2 (nK) Captured 423


1984

23 Nov 84 nK guards fired on a Soviet defector and UNC JSA guards at Panmunjom

1 (ROK) 3 (nK) 1 (US) 1 (nK) 426and at 474th Secretaries Mtg


1985

20 Oct 85 nK agent boat sunk near Pusan At least

2 (nK) 430 5-5-5


1986

24 Apr 86 nK armed vessel failed to stop after crossing the MDL extension line in the East Sea. nK vessel sunk in exchange of fire

2 (nK) 4 (nK) 435


1987

21 Nov 87 nK guard fired on ROKA post in the Central Sector

1 (ROK)


1992

22 May 92 nK armed intruders were intercepted in the central sector of the DMZ. UNC called 460th MAC meeting, but nK rejected the meeting.

3 (nK) 2 (ROK)


1994

17 Dec 94 U.S. Army OH-58A+ helicopter accidently strayed across the MDL about 10 km into nK territory and was shot down by nK forces. Of the crew of two, one was killed; the other was held for 13 days.

1 (US)


1995

17 Oct 95 Infiltration attempt by KPA soldiers near Imjin River. One infiltrator was killed, one believed to have made his way back to north Korea.

1 (nK) 30


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