Was your ancestor taken prisoner during the Second World War? Explore this collection of records related to American prisoners of war. You may find your ancestor’s rank, unit and soldier number.
Was your ancestor taken prisoner during the Second World War? Explore this collection of records related to American prisoners of war. You may find your ancestor’s rank, unit and soldier number.
The amount of information you find in each record can vary, but most will include the following details about your military ancestor:
Name
Rank
Soldier number
Army or service
Source
Assigned unit
Country
Multiple sources were consulted in the creation of this collection of records:
American Battle Monuments Commission
American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor - registration records
Bill Bowen's Arisan Maru Roster
Jim Erickson's Oryoku Maru Roster
Center for Research Allied POWs Under the Japanese by Roger Mansell