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Mission Statement of this Section
- Research and Declassification of Documents
Access to information is essential in bringing about a full accouting for American POW/MIAs.
If we know what historical documents and intelligence reports contain, we are able to work
with the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) and other government offices in the
accounting process.
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Nearly 4,000 Returned POW Debriefs Located
By Donna Downes Knox
In its recently published report, The Effort to Account for U.S. Servicemen Missing From the Korean
War, DPMO mentions a new database they’ve developed that contains some 64,000 sighting reports mentioned
in more than 3,210 debriefs of men who were repatriated after the Korean War.
- Coalition February Trip to D.C.
By Donna Downes Knox
On the Hill we met mostly with people on committees that have jurisdiction over matters important to the Full Accounting.
- Research and Declassification of Information
By Donna Downes Knox
Unfortunately, documents described by archivist Rich Boylan as the ‘juiciest stuff’ were not brought out
until we were about ready to pack up and leave on our last day at NARA. We’ll review those documents on
another visit.
- Important Documents and Other Research News
By Donna Downes Knox
Article from the Coalition's March 1999 newsletter.
One of the most important components of the accounting effort is locating and analyzing the historical
documentary evidence of what went on during the Korean and Cold Wars regarding our missing servicemen.
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