Genealogy 101

Research at the National Archives

Records of Repatriated Korean War Prisoners of War, created, 1978 – 1980, documenting the period 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

This series contains information about 4,447 former prisoners of war (POWs) from the Korean War. POWs were considered battle or war casualties. There is one record per repatriated soldier. Each record includes the following information: serial or service number; Social Security number; personal name; year, month, and day of capture; year, month and day of release; and the POW internment camp.

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