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Missing in action

This article is about the military term. For other uses, see Missing in action (disambiguation).

Grave of an unknown British combatant, killed in 1943 during the Battle of Leros. Because his identity is unknown, he is missing in action.
Grave of 12 unknown British and/or Commonwealth soldiers. Buried in Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong.
The Garden of the Missing in Action in the National Military and Police Cemetery in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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 ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, executed, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave have been positively identified. Becoming MIA has been an occupational risk for as long as there has been warfare.


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فقد في المعركة Arabic Nezvěstný v boji Czech Ar goll ar faes y gad CY Desaparecido en acción Spanish مفقودالاثر FA Disparu au combat French נעדר (צבא) HE Hilang dalam tugas ID Missing in action Italian 作戦行動中行方不明 Japanese

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