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EMIL J KAPAUN (1916)

Korean War · US Army · Captain

Rank: Captain
United States of America

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Emil KapaunEmil Kapaun
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Image3 July 2013
Sheet 4bSheet 4b
US, Census - Federal, 1930
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Image26 Jan 2009
Emil KapaunEmil Kapaun
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Image3 July 2013
Korean War Veterans Memorial.jpgKorean War Veterans Memorial.jpg
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Image19 May 2014
Distinguished Service Medal.jpgDistinguished Service Medal.jpg
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Image11 May 2014
POW-Medal.jpgPOW-Medal.jpg
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Image20 June 2014
Emil Kapaun.jpgEmil Kapaun.jpg
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Image12 Nov 2014
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Image12 May 2014
Korean War.gifKorean War.gif
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Image21 May 2014
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[.gifRepublic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[.gif
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Image12 Nov 2014
U.S. Servicemen.gifU.S. Servicemen.gif
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Image10 May 2014
Republic of Korea War Service medal.jpgRepublic of Korea War Service medal.jpg
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Image10 June 2014
United Nations Service Medal.jpgUnited Nations Service Medal.jpg
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Image10 June 2014
KoreanWar02.jpgKoreanWar02.jpg
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Image12 Nov 2014
cvKorea Marines on the lookout.jpgcvKorea Marines on the lookout.jpg
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Image12 Nov 2014
Emil K.jpgEmil K.jpg
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Image12 Nov 2014
Veterans of Foreign Wars.gifVeterans of Foreign Wars.gif
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Image12 May 2014
National Defense Service Medal.jpgNational Defense Service Medal.jpg
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Image7 June 2014
Combat Infantry Man Badge.jpgCombat Infantry Man Badge.jpg
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Image7 June 2014
National World War II Memorial.jpgNational World War II Memorial.jpg
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Image4 June 2014
World War II.gifWorld War II.gif
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Image4 June 2014
World War II Victory Medal.JPGWorld War II Victory Medal.JPG
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Image16 May 2014
cvSoldiers in jeep, korea.jpgcvSoldiers in jeep, korea.jpg
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Image8 June 2014
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.jpgAsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.jpg
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Image16 May 2014
American Flag.jpgAmerican Flag.jpg
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Image12 May 2014
American Campaign Medal .jpgAmerican Campaign Medal .jpg
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Image16 May 2014
poster-wwii-join-the-call-to-duty-the-army.jpgposter-wwii-join-the-call-to-duty-the-army.jpg
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Image19 July 2014
medalofhonor.jpgmedalofhonor.jpg
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Image7 June 2014
Honoring Those Who Served.gifHonoring Those Who Served.gif
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Image12 May 2014
Korea Purple Heart.jpgKorea Purple Heart.jpg
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Image10 June 2014
wwii_us-488.jpgwwii_us-488.jpg
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Image14 Sept 2014
Korean Service Medal.jpgKorean Service Medal.jpg
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Image21 May 2014
255px-Poster-Joe-Louis.jpg255px-Poster-Joe-Louis.jpg
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Image3 Sept 2014
Army WWII.jpgArmy WWII.jpg
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Image19 July 2014
WWII-US-ARMY-OF-OCCUPATION-MEDAL.jpgWWII-US-ARMY-OF-OCCUPATION-MEDAL.jpg
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Image20 June 2014
210305-A-ZQ077-004.JPG210305-A-ZQ077-004.JPG
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Image7 Mar 2021
210305-A-ZQ077-006.JPG210305-A-ZQ077-006.JPG
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Image7 Mar 2021
210305-A-ZQ077-003.JPG210305-A-ZQ077-003.JPG
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Image7 Mar 2021
210305-A-ZQ077-002.JPG210305-A-ZQ077-002.JPG
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Image7 Mar 2021
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Image7 Mar 2021
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Image7 Mar 2021
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Image7 Mar 2021
118667658_1403578463.jpg118667658_1403578463.jpg
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Image7 Mar 2021
1979-2013 - Page 261979-2013 - Page 26
US, Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-2013
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Image23 Oct 2013
Kapaun, Emil Joseph (1916) - Page 1Kapaun, Emil Joseph (1916) - Page 1
US, WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1940
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Image10 May 2018
Kapaun, Emil Joseph (1916) - Page 2Kapaun, Emil Joseph (1916) - Page 2
US, WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1940
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Image10 May 2018
DPAA News Release - Kapaun.jpgDPAA News Release - Kapaun.jpg
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Image8 June 2021
EMIL J KAPAUN (1916)EMIL J KAPAUN (1916)
Birth, Casualty, Military Service, Other, PeopleUS, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1970
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Index Record21 Dec 2012
Emil Joseph KapaunEmil Joseph Kapaun
US, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1914-1950
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Index Record8 Apr 2013
Kapaun, Emil JosephKapaun, Emil Joseph
US, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975
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Index Record27 May 2021
Emil Joseph KapaunEmil Joseph Kapaun
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Memorial29 Oct 2013
Joseph Timothy O'CallahanJoseph Timothy O'Callahan
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Memorial1 Nov 2013
Capodanno, Vincent Robert, LTCapodanno, Vincent Robert, LT
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Memorial14 Oct 2012

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Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
https://www.dpaa.mil/Resources/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/569610/progress-on-korean-war-personnel-accounting/
President Obama