Brothers meeting in Korea, 1953
"I SHRUNK" - Ex-PW Sgt. Randsdell P. Le Blanc (center) shows his brothers, Pvt Ames J. Le Blanc (left) and A/2C Wilton K. Le Blanc, how much smaller he is. The brothers from Port Arthur, Tex., met for the first tie in six year when Ransdell was released this week from a Communist prison camp. The sergeant , who says he stood 6 feet tall and weighted 180 pounds when he enlisted. today is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs but 150. Sgt. Ransdell P. LeBlanc, 23, shows the effects of his three-year ordeal in a communist prison to his brothers Pvt. Ames J. LeBlanc and Airman 2nd Class Wilton K. LeBlanc. Sgt. LeBlanc was captured by North Koreans July 14, 1950 when his artillery unit was surrounded and captured. The communists released him August 26, 1953.
