Fukomoto Yoshimi

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Yoshimi Fukomoto is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Yoshimi Fukomoto

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

50000321

Unit:

23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1951-05-18

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1, Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Yoshimi Fukumoto was born on February 15, 1925. He was the son of Kijiro Fukumoto and Teru Fukumoto. He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during the Korean War.

PFC Fukumoto was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on February 15, 1951, and returned to duty on March 12, 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 18, 1951, and is now buried in the East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1, Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.

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