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World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 |
Author |
National Archives and Records Administration |
Coverage
Publication information
Publication |
Online Database. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. |
Citation
National Archives and Records Administration. World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946. (Online Database. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). |
Repository
This database contains information on approximately 140,000 U.S. officers and soldiers, as well as U.S. and some Allied civilians who were prisoners of war (POWs) during World War II (specifically 7 Dec 1941-19 Nov 1946). Information in this database was originally taken from records and reports created by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Generally, the type of information you will find in this database for an individual includes:
Name of prisoner or internee
Race
State of residence
Report date
Latest report date
Grade or rank
Service branch
Arm or service
Area served
Detaining country
Camp (the numbers listed at the end of the camp name are latitude and longitude coordinates)
Status
Report source
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