United States Department of Defense [Message to the families of U.S. soldiers reported missing in Korea]

GLC09818.04

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GLC#
GLC09818.04-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1950-1953
Author/Creator
United States Department of Defense
Title
[Message to the families of U.S. soldiers reported missing in Korea]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
Postwar Politics and the Cold War The Fifties

One letter to the families of U.S. personnel reported missing in action in Korea from the Department of Defense dated 1950-1953. Message warns families about individuals who attempt to "turn the grief and sorrow of families to their own uses" by promising information about persons missing in action in exchange for money. Families are urged to notify the F.B.I. about communication they receive regarding missing relatives.

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