Ishibashi Edward Maximim

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Edward Maximim Ishibashi is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Edward Maximim Ishibashi

Rank:

Master Sergeant

Serial Number:

10104611

Unit:

23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1951-10-19

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

Plot:

Section P

Row:

Grave:

Site 177

Decoration:

Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart

Comments:

Edward Maximim Ishibashi was born on July 5, 1933, in Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii. He was the son of Jerry Mamoru Ishibashi and Elizabeth K. "Rip" Akana Naito. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Master Sergeant and Light Weapons Assault Crewman during the Korean War.

MSgt Ishibashi was seriously wounded by missile fire during combat and later died of his wounds on October 12, 1951, during the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in North Korea. He is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

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