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Louis
Henry
Bergmann
POW (Korea) MIA
August 15, 1926

–

April 12, 1951

Home:

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Although officially listed as “Missing in Action,” Staff Sergeant Bergmann was confirmed “captured” by two of his fellow crewman who were also captured but released at the end of the war.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    93d Bombardment Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    April 12, 1951 – Died in Captivity
    Air Force Manual No. 200-25, Department of the Air Force (January 16, 1961)

    Staff Sergeant Louis Henry Bergmann (AFSN: AF-17124468), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 12 April 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.