Walter Wataru Higashida is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:
Name:
Walter Wataru Higashida
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
30101308
Unit:
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Date of Death:
1951-09-20
State:
Hawaii
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Court 6
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal; Korean Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
Comments:
Walter Wataru Higashida was born on July 9, 1915. He served in the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Medic during the Korean War.
PFC Higashida was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on September 20, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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