United States POW's *
| |
Captured
and
Interned |
Returned to
US Military
Control |
Refused
Repatriation |
Died While
POW |
| WWI |
4,120 |
3,973 |
0 |
147 |
| WWII |
130,201 |
116,129 |
0 |
14,072 |
| Korea |
7,140 |
4,418 |
21 |
2,701 |
| Vietnam |
772 |
658 |
0 |
144 |
| Gulf |
23 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
| Somalia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Kosovo |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
142,232 |
125,207 |
21 |
17,004 |
* Note: Only includes those confirmed captured - not MIAs.
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 Revolutionary War, 1775 - 1783
Naval War with France (Undeclared), 1798 - 1801
War with the Barbary Pirates, 1801 - 1805 and 1815
War of 1812, 1812 - 1815
Mexican War, 1846 - 1848
Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Spanish-American War, 1898
China Relief Expedition, 1900 - 1901
Pacification of Nicaragua, 1912 - 1913
Unites States Interventions in Mexico, 1914 - 1917
Pacification of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, 1915 - 1918
World War I, 1917 -1918
World War II, 1941 -1945
Korean Conflict, 1950 -1953
Vietnam War, 1964 -1973
Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission, 1982 - 1984
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990 - 1991
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), 2001 - Current
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 - Current
American Prisoners of War (20th Century)
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