World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 Title: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947, documenting the period 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 Creator: War Department. Adjutant General's Office. (3/4/1907 - 9/18/1947). (Most Recent) Type of Archival Materials: Data Files Textual Records Level of Description: Series from Record Group 389: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General Other Titles: W.D. A.G.O. FORM NO. 0326 Location: NWME Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 (phone) 301-837-0470 (fax) 301-837-3681 (e-mail) cer@nara.gov Inclusive Dates: 1942 - 1947 Coverage Dates: 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 Date Note: December 7, 1941 to November 19, 1946 are the earliest and latest report dates in the records. The 1942 to 1947 dates indicate the time period when the Adjutant General's Office created and maintained the database. Part of: Record Group 389: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General Function and Use: Using copies of reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the agency produced records on U.S. military and civilian prisoners of war and internees, as well as for some Allied internees. The agency used these records to generate monthly reports. Scope & Content Note: This series has information about U.S. military officers and soldiers and U.S. and some Allied civilians who were prisoners of war and internees. The record for each prisoner provides serial number, personal name, branch of service or civilian status, grade, date reported, race, state of residence, type of organization, parent unit number and type, place of capture (theater of war), source of report, status, detaining power, and prisoner of war or civilian internee camp site. Records of prisoners of the Japanese who died also document whether the prisoner was on a Japanese ship that sank or if he or she died during transport from the Philippine Islands to Japan. There are no records for some prisoners of war whose names appear in the lists or cables transmitted to the Office of the Provost Marshal General by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Access Restrictions: Unrestricted General Note: The other title, "W.D.A.G.O. FORM NO. 0326," was printed on each punch card. It is the form number that the War Department used to reference this series. The punch card records were transferred to NARA with virtually no agency documentation. NARA staff constructed documentation from paper records in the Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal (RG 389) and the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (RG 407). Additional information about the Adjutant General's Office, Machine Records Units and the coding of the POW cards may be found in Lee A. Gladwin, "Top Secret: Recovering and Breaking the US Army and Army Air Force Order of Battle Codes, 1941-1945,"