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Jesse
Leroy
Mitchell
POW (Korea) MIA
February 3, 1929

–

MIA as a Prisoner of War (Korean War)

Home:

Pottawatomie

, 

Oklahoma

Buried: 

Shawnee

, 

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Fairview Cemetery

Jesse Mitchell was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recoved decades later and after identification he was buried next to his parents in 2024.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 4, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Jesse Leroy Mitchell (ASN: RA-18341464), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 4 November 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.