Timeline
Birth- Apr 20, 1916
Pilsen, Kansas
1916
1950 - 1953Korean War
Served For
United States of America
Army Branch
Chaplains
Conflict Period
Korean War
Grade
Captain
Service Number
O-0558217
Branch
Army
Place Of Disposition
North Korea
Date Of Disposition
May 23, 1951
Component
Organized Reserve Corps (ORC)
Gold Star
Casualty- 2 November
North Korea Sector
Type
Captured, Died Non-battle
Death- May 23, 1951-Age: 35 years
Died as a prisoner of war in the Korean War
Pyoktong, North Korea
Death
Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang, North Korea
Death- May 23, 1951-Age: 35 years
Burial
Kapaun was buried in a mass grave near the Yalu River
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Burial
Courts of the Missing (recovered) - at Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America
Burial
Cenotaph -- Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery -- Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas, United States of America
Burial
Monument - National Korean War Veterans Memorial - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Other Facts
Also known as
Captain Chaplain Emil Joseph Kapaun
Full Name
Emil Joseph Kapaun
Full Name
EMIL J KAPAUN
Race
White
State Of Residence
Kansas
Gender
Male
