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James
P.
Shaw
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Biloxi

, 

Mississippi

James Shaw was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and was listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recovered and returned in 2016 and identified in 2019.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    December 3, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Private First Class James P. Shaw (ASN: RA-44146318), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 3 December 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.