POW*MIA
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POW*MIA is the iconic emblem used in the United States to honor and remember military personnel who were prisoners of war or went missing in action.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POW*MIA canonical | 1 |
| POW–MIA issue | 1 |
| United States military personnel missing in action in the Korean War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4892753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: POW*MIA Context triple: [POW MIA flag, featuresText, POW*MIA]
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A.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for locating, recovering, and identifying American service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.
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B.
Prisoners of War
"Prisoners of War" is an Israeli television drama series that follows the psychological and social struggles of soldiers returning home after years of captivity.
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C.
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities are specialized U.S. military installations dedicated to researching, recovering, and identifying missing American service members from past conflicts.
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D.
America’s Corps
America’s Corps is the nickname of I Corps, a major U.S. Army formation known for its expeditionary and operational command roles.
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E.
Casualties of War
Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama film directed by Brian De Palma that portrays a harrowing true story of moral conflict and atrocity during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: POW*MIA Target entity description: POW*MIA is the iconic emblem used in the United States to honor and remember military personnel who were prisoners of war or went missing in action.
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A.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for locating, recovering, and identifying American service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.
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B.
Prisoners of War
"Prisoners of War" is an Israeli television drama series that follows the psychological and social struggles of soldiers returning home after years of captivity.
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C.
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities are specialized U.S. military installations dedicated to researching, recovering, and identifying missing American service members from past conflicts.
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D.
America’s Corps
America’s Corps is the nickname of I Corps, a major U.S. Army formation known for its expeditionary and operational command roles.
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E.
Casualties of War
Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama film directed by Brian De Palma that portrays a harrowing true story of moral conflict and atrocity during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative emblem
ⓘ
logo ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Armed Forces personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
accounting for the missing
ⓘ
military remembrance ⓘ war casualties ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
POW/MIA flag NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States military symbols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remembrance symbols ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | National POW/MIA Recognition Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
barbed wire
ⓘ
guard tower ⓘ silhouette of a man’s head ⓘ |
| hasText |
POW*MIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN ⓘ |
| honors |
missing in action service members
ⓘ
prisoners of war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motto | YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of unreturned service members
ⓘ
public awareness of POW and MIA issues ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
veterans’ advocacy groups ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States military history
ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shape | flag design ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
commitment to account for POW and MIA personnel
ⓘ
sacrifice of captured and missing service members ⓘ |
| use |
to honor missing in action service members
ⓘ
to honor prisoners of war ⓘ to promote remembrance of POW and MIA personnel ⓘ |
| usedOn |
decals
ⓘ
flags ⓘ government buildings ⓘ memorials ⓘ military installations ⓘ patches ⓘ veterans’ organizations materials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: POW*MIA Description of subject: POW*MIA is the iconic emblem used in the United States to honor and remember military personnel who were prisoners of war or went missing in action.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States military personnel missing in action in the Korean War
this entity surface form:
POW–MIA issue