United States prisoners of war

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United States prisoners of war are captured American military personnel who have been detained by enemy forces during armed conflicts, often enduring harsh conditions and violations of international law.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
United States prisoners of war canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of people ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ
commemoratedBy National POW/MIA Recognition Day ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
detainedBy enemy states ⓘ
non-state armed groups ⓘ
documentedIn U.S. Department of Defense records ⓘ
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs records ⓘ
hasCharacteristic captured by enemy forces ⓘ
detained during armed conflicts ⓘ
may endure harsh conditions ⓘ
may suffer violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
subject to captivity ⓘ
hasRight communication with families through the International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
due process in case of prosecution ⓘ
humane treatment ⓘ
medical care ⓘ
protection from cruel inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ
protection from torture ⓘ
hasSubgroup American prisoners of war in German camps during World War II ⓘ
American prisoners of war in Japanese camps during World War II ⓘ
American prisoners of war in World War I ⓘ
American prisoners of war in World War II ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the American Civil War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Gulf War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Iraq War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Korean War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Korean War POW camps ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Philippine–American War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Spanish–American War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the Vietnam War ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the War in Afghanistan ⓘ
American prisoners of war in the War of 1812 ⓘ
legalStatus protected persons under the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
monitoredBy International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
participatesIn international armed conflicts ⓘ
non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
protectedBy Geneva Conventions ⓘ
Third Geneva Convention ⓘ
regulatedBy U.S. military Code of Conduct ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
relatedTo POW–MIA issue ⓘ
linked to: POW*MIA

missing in action ⓘ
repatriation of prisoners of war ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
subjectTo forced labor in some conflicts ⓘ
interrogation by captors ⓘ
physical abuse in some cases ⓘ
psychological pressure ⓘ
symbolizedBy POW/MIA flag ⓘ
linked to: POW MIA flag

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bataan Death March → victim → United States prisoners of war ⓘ
Newt Heisley → associatedWith → United States prisoners of war ⓘ