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James
W.
Shorter
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Clarendon

, 

South Carolina

James Shorter 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:

    July 14, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal James W. Shorter (ASN: RA-14314199), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 14 July 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.