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Eugene
M.
Morelli
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

San Diego

, 

California

Eugene Morelli 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 were recovered and returned in 2011.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    February 13, 1951 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Eugene M. Morelli (ASN: RA-19302352), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 13 February 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.