Chinen Harry Makoto

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Harry Makoto Chinen is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Harry Makoto Chinen

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

10103250

Unit:

21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1951-01-03

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Section P

Row:

Grave:

Site 102

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Harry Makoto Chinen was born on August 25, 1930. He was the son of Taro Chinen and Hatsuyo Fujita. He served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, as a Corporal during the Korean War.

Cpl Chinen was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on August 6, 1950, and returned to duty on September 1, 1950. He was killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on January 3, 1951. He is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.koreanwar.org