1,578 Americans are now listed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War: Vietnam - 1,238; Laos–285; Cambodia-48; Peoples Republic of China territorial waters–7. On March 23 rd , DPAA posted the accounting for two USAF officers, listed MIA in Vietnam on April 12, 1969. Their identities – Colonel Ernest DeSoto and Captain Frederick Hall – were released on April 7, 2023.
For the latest information, call the League Office (703) 465-7432 or check the League website: www.pow-miafamilies.org status_of_the_issue_.pdf
STATUS OF THE POW/MIA ISSUE: Nov. 13th, 2023
1,578 Americans are now listed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War: Vietnam - 1,238; Laos–285; Cambodia-48; Peoples Republic of China territorial waters–7. On March 23 rd , DPAA posted the accounting for two USAF officers, listed MIA in Vietnam on April 12, 1969. Their identities – Colonel Ernest DeSoto and Captain Frederick Hall – were released on April 7, 2023.
For the latest information, call the League Office (703) 465-7432 or check the League website: www.pow-miafamilies.org status_of_the_issue_.pdf
STATUS OF THE POW/MIA ISSUE: July 24, 2023
1,579 Americans are now listed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as missing and unaccounted- for from the Vietnam War: Vietnam - 1,239; Laos–285; Cambodia-48; Peoples Republic of China territorial waters–7. On March 23rd, DPAA posted the accounting for two USAF officers, listed MIA in Vietnam on April 12, 1969. Their identities – Colonel Ernest DeSoto and Captain Frederick Hall – were released on April 7, 2023. These country numbers fluctuate due to investigations resulting in changed locations of loss. The League seeks the fullest possible accounting for those still missing and repatriation of all recoverable remains, but the highest priority is accounting for Americans last known alive. US intelligence indicates some Americans known to be in captivity in Vietnam (SRV), Laos (LPDR) and Cambodia (KOC) were not returned at the end of the war. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the US Government should not rule out that possibility and should try to account for them as a matter of highest national priority.
For the latest information, call the League Office (703) 465-7432 or check the League website: www.pow-miafamilies.org CFC #10218 status_of_the_issue_7-24-23_final.pdf