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Agustin
Alvarez
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Los Angeles

, 

California

Agustin Alvarez 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 recovered and returned to the United States for burial with full military honors on December 16, 2011.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 30, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Agustin Alvarez (ASN: RA-19243784), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 30 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.