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Thomas
Abbott
Hume
POW (Korea) MIA

Born:

, 

California

Home:

Muskegon

, 

Michigan

Thomas Hume graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He 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 have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

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

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Thomas Abbott Hume (ASN: 0-00023931), 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.