United States, Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains records from 1950 – 1954. It is an index of soldiers who were prisoners of war (POWs) during the Korean War and contains a record for each repatriated soldier. These records contain the social security numbers of the soldiers, but they were masked so the record could be used by the public.

This collection was acquired from the National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD). The records are from Record Group 15 Records of the Veterans Administration, ARC Identifier 583582.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:


 * Soldier’s full name
 * Date of capture
 * Date of release

How to Use the Record
To begin your search it is helpful to know one of more of the following:


 * Ancestor’s name
 * Year of capture
 * Year of release

Search the Collection
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible ancestors. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine which individual is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. Next, click on your ancestor's name. This will take you to a descriptive page with a link to the image.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Check other Korean War records in case your ancestor was not a repatriated soldier.

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Related Wiki Articles
United States Korean War 1950 to 1953 United States

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“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.