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Emil Joseph Kapaun


Korean War · US Army

United States of America
Birth- 20 Apr 1916
Pilsen, Kansas

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Kansas

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Birth- 20 Apr 1916

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Birth- 20 Apr 1916

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1950 - 1953Korean War

Served For
United States of America
Location
Unsan, Korea
Date of Incident
1 Nov 2002
Conflict Period
Korean War
Unit
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Rank
Captain (Chaplain)
Branch
Army

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Gold Star

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Enlistment

Kansas

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Death- 23 May 1951-Age: 35 years
Died as a prisoner of war in the Korean War
Pyoktong, North Korea

Death

Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang, North Korea

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Death- 23 May 1951-Age: 35 years

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Burial

Kapaun was buried in a mass grave near the Yalu River

Burial

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

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Burial

COURTS OF THE MISSING (recovered) at Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America

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Burial

Cenotaph - Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery - Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas, United States of America

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Burial

Monument - National Korean War Veterans Memorial - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America

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Full Name
Emil Joseph Kapaun

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Full Name
Emil J Kapaun
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Kansas

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