FORMER POW, 71, DIES IN GREENSBORO; RONDAL HUBERT ATKINSON JR. SURVIVED THREE YEARS; IN A CHINESE CONCENTRATION CAMP.(TRIAD/STATE) From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: February 2, 1997| Author: Kronstain, Jennifer | COPYRIGHT 1997 News & Record. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: JENNIFER KRONSTAIN Staff Writer

Just below the 38th parallel in South Korea, two men's lives came together in late 1950 - just as it seemed they were falling apart for good.

Rondal Hubert Atkinson Jr. of Greensboro, who died Friday, was captured in South Korea at the outset of the Korean War. He was serving in the Army as a photographer at the time he was captured.

Five months later, James Allred of Julian was taken in by the Chinese; both ...