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Waddell
White
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

St Louis City

, 

Missouri

Waddell White 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:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    January 4, 1951 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Private First Class Waddell White (ASN: RA-17284625), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 4 January 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.