Furukawa Isaac

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Isaac Furukawa is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Isaac Furukawa

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

39931881

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1950-07-25

State:

Washington

Cemetery:

Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

Plot:

Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Argonne Forest Section

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Silver Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Isaac Furukawa was born on April 11, 1926, in Sunnyside, Washington. He was the son of Koshiro Furukawa and Kazuyo Katayama Furukawa. He served with the 24th Infantry Division and the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, and later reenlisted for the Korean War. He served in the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Sergeant during the Korean War.

Sgt Furukawa was Killed in Action on July 25, 1950, in South Korea. He is now buried in the Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.

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