Basil K. Kaapana

Korean War
Service #30118527
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathSeptember 18 1950
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Kaapana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Kaapana was a member of the 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 18, 1950.