Kumashiro Masaru

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Masaru Kumashiro is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Masaru Kumashiro

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

50001624

Unit:

35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1951-09-08

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Combat Infantryman Badge; 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:

Masaru Kumashiro was born on November 7, 1928, in Hawaii. He was the son of K. Kumashiro and Yae Kumashiro. He served in Company L, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, as a Corporal and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

Cpl Kumashiro was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy on Hills 717 and 682 in North Korea on September 8, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov