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Harold
Hintz
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Elmwood Park

, 

Illinois

Harold Hintz 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 Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 30, 1951 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Captain Harold Hintz (MCSN: 0-38772), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was shot down and captured on 30 July 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.