Hiraoka Rin

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Rin Hiraoka is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Rin Hiraoka

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

30117533

Unit:

7th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1950-12-06

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

386

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Rin Hiraoka was born on November 9, 1924. He was the son of Nakajiro Hiraoka and Gonie Hiraoka. He served in the 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, as a Corporal and Fire Direction and Liaison Operator during the Korean War.

Cpl Hiraoka was Killed in Action on December 6, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. 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