Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration.

Korean War Data File of American Prisoners of War [Archival Database]; Records of American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, 1950-1953; Records of the Army Staff, Record Group 319; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950-10/6/1954 [Archival Database]; Records of Repatriated Korean War Prisoners of War, 1978-1980; Records of the Veterans Administration, Record Group 15; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

About U.S., Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954

This database contains information on U.S. servicemen who were prisoners of war (POWs) during the Korean War. Because these men were POWs they were also considered casualties. This collection is an amalgamation of two databases--one originally created by the Department of Defense and the other by the Veterans Administration. The following information is included in these records:

  • Name of POW
  • Serial Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Date of Capture
  • Date of Release
  • Place Captured
  • POW Camp
  • Dossier Number
  • Rank
  • Source (indicating which data set this record originally came from

Note: Because this database is compiled from two sources, not all of the above information will be available for each individual. Also, sometimes the information is unknown in the original sources.