Missing In Action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or a ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, executed, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor their grave have been positively identified.
As it stands today, there are more than 72,000 missing from World War II, more than 7,500 from the Korean War, 126 missing from the Cold War, and more than 1,500 missing from the Vietnam War. The Defense Personnel Accounting Agency (DPAA) estimates that almost 39,000 are recoverable, with the
others being mostly lost at sea.
DPAA is dedicated to the fullest possible accounting of the missing, and when possible, bringing their remains home. They are equally dedicated to providing a voice to their stories of service and sacrifice, and sharing that information with the families and the nation.
These are the lists from the DPAA of those missing from Connecticut in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War. The source for the list of WWI Missing is the WWI Centennial Commission website.
Click on a conflict name for a PDF document with the names.