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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