"Prisoner of war and person missing in action (POW/MIA)" means any person who was a resident of the State at the time he or she entered service of the United States Armed Forces, or whose official residence is within this State, and who, while serving in the Armed Forces has been declared to be a prisoner of war, or to be a person missing in action as established by the Secretary of Defense after January 1, 1960.
N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:6-5.3