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Russell
Darwin
Schanck
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Oceola

, 

Michigan

Russell Schanck 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:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    October 26, 1952 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Russell Darwin Schanck (ASN: RA-16381081), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 26 October 1952 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.