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Alois
Anton
Fuehrer
POW (Korea) MIA
November 8, 1927

–

October 23, 1951

Home:

Cheshire

, 

Connecticut

Although Alois Fuehrer is officially listed as “Missing in Action,” the Air Force concluded “All of the crew had time to clear the aircraft. The fact that five other crewmen were captured indicates a strong possibility that others were, too.”

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    372d Bombardment Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    October 23, 1951 – Died in Captivity
    Air Force Manual No. 200-25, Department of the Air Force (January 16, 1961) & Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Staff Sergeant Alois Anton Fuehrer (AFSN: 13223572), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 23 October 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.