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Robert
James
Tait
POW (Korea) MIA
1932-06-23

–

Born:

Palmyra

, 

Maine

Home:

Hancock

, 

Maine

Buried: 

Bar Harbor

, 

Maine

Cemetery:

Ledgelawn Cemetery

Robert Tait was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the war’s end, and was listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recovered in 2013 and returned to the United States for burial.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    December 6, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Robert James Tait (ASN: RA-11159476), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 6 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.