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Henry
L.
Nielsen
POW (Korea)
October 1, 1928

–

August 1, 2006

Home:

St. Joseph

, 

Michigan

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    36th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    8th Fighter-Bomber Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    August 10, 1951 – August 27, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant Henry L. Nielsen (ASN: 0-1912010), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 10 August 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 27 August 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.