### Question
What does prisoner of war mean?


### Answer
**Prisoner of war** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 4105*:

> any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the military or naval forces of the United States who was held as a prisoner of war for any period of time subsequent to December 7, 1941, by any government of any nation with which the United States has been at war subsequent to such date

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4105*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-WAR CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER I-TITLE I OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948**

