Hamaguchi Kenichi

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Kenichi Hamaguchi is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Kenichi Hamaguchi

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

Unit:

5th Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1950-08-12

State:

California

Cemetery:

Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Comments:

Kenichi Hamaguchi was born on May 5, 1925, in Los Angeles County, California. He was the son of Kakuzō and Tameno Sumi Hamaguchi. He served in the Headquarters Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, as a Private First Class and Supply Clerk during the Korean War.

PFC Hamaguchi was Killed in Action on August 12, 1950, in North Korea. He is now buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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