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The National League of Families' POW/MIA flag; it was created in 1971 when the war was still in progress. The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia was created by Sybil Stockdale, Evelyn Grubb and Mary Crowe as an originally small group of POW/MIA wives in Coronado, California, and Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1967.
Surname, First name(s) Rank Service Unit Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Recovery status January 14: Hickman, Vincent J: Captain: USAF: 1st Air Commando Squadron: South Vietnam, Đồng Nai Province: Navigator on B-26B #44-35566, shot down while conducting air strike [26] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 14 ...
POW bracelet. P.O.W. bracelet for serviceman missing since 1966. A POW bracelet (or POW/MIA bracelet) is a nickel-plated or copper commemorative bracelet engraved with the rank, name, and loss date of an American serviceman captured or missing during the Vietnam War. [1]
South Vietnam, South China Sea: Pilot of F-4B #151454 that crashed at sea offshore of Quang Tri Province [20] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] February 12: Breeding, Michael H: 1st Lieutenant: USMC: VMFA-122: South Vietnam, South China Sea: Radar intercept operator on F-4B #151454 that crashed at sea offshore of Quang Tri Province [21]
Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Recovery status January 1: Kirksey, Robert L: Private First Class: US Army: 46th Engineer Battalion: South Vietnam, Vũng Tàu: Drowned while swimming [2] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 2: MacLaughlin, Donald C: Lieutenant (LTJG) US Navy: VA-76, USS Enterprise: South Vietnam ...
Missing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed , wounded , captured , executed , or deserted .
In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September. It honors those who were prisoners of war (POWs) and those who are still missing in action (MIA). It is most associated with those who were POWs during the Vietnam War. National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29, the date in 1973 when the ...
The POW/MIA flag was created for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and is officially recognized by the U.S. Congress in conjunction with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, "as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner ...