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Richard
Lee
Wegner
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Littleton

, 

Colorado

Richard Wegner 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:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Richard Lee Wegner (MCSN: 666593), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 29 November 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.