To be entitled to POW status, captured persons must be lawful combatants entitled to combatant's privilege—which provides immunity from punishment for lawful acts of war, such as killing enemy …

Jun 6, 2026 · A prisoner of war (POW) is any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. POW status applies to members of regularly organized armed forces, and may also include …

National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established by Congress to honor those armed service members held captive, who returned or who remain missing, while fighting in the nation's foreign wars.

The U.S. Army transferred punch card records of World War II prisoners of war (POWs) to NARA as a unique series in its 1959 transfer of all of the U.S. Army's Departmental Archives.

On June 6, 1944, news of the Normandy invasion spread through German prisoner-of-war camps like wildfire, igniting hope in Allied POWs. On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war from Stalag …

Apr 1, 2026 · Learn what makes someone a prisoner of war, the rights they're guaranteed under international law, and how the U.S. protects its captured service members. A prisoner of war (POW) …

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency remains relentless in its mission to provide the fullest possible accounting to their families and the nation, until they're home.

3 days ago · Think of the status of “Prisoner of War” (POW) as the most important rule when a player from one team is captured by the other. It’s a legal shield, a guarantee that a captured soldier is out …

Jan 27, 2026 · The POW/MIA Table: A place setting for one, A table for all. The tradition of setting a separate table in honor of our prisoners of war and missing comrades has been in place since the …

Each year, the third Friday of September is a day set aside to remember the more than 83,000 U.S. service members who remain classified as either prisoners of war or missing in action. National …