### Question
Can you define what prisoner of war means?


### Answer
**Prisoner of war** is defined as the following in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 2005*:

> any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was held as a prisoner of war for any period of time subsequent to June 25, 1950, by any hostile force with which the Armed Forces of the United States were actually engaged in armed conflict subsequent to such date and prior to the date of enactment of this subsection [Aug

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 2005*
  - Heading: **WAR CLAIMS > ACT JULY 3, 1948, CH. 826, 62 STAT. 1240 > TITLE I**

