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Robert
Emmett
Sheehan
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Seattle

, 

Washington

Robert Sheehan 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 Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    154th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

    Regiment:

    136th Fighter-Bomber Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    January 23, 1952 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Captain Robert Emmett Sheehan (AFSN: AO-547956), United States Air Force, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 23 January 1952 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.