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US, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975

Records: 81,872

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) estimates there are 82,000 American military and civilian personnel missing in action from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. The majority of the missing died in World War II.

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Forces War Records, US, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975 (https://au.forceswarrecords.com/publication/1118/us-defense-powmia-accounting-agency-unaccounted-for-remains-1941-1975 : accessed 9 Dec 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975
Total Records
81,872
Content Source
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) logoDefense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Published on Forces War Records
27 May 2021
Last Updated
25 October 2021