Miyata Harry Yukito

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Harry Yukito Miyata is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Harry Yukito Miyata

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

10103497

Unit:

187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team

Date of Death:

1950-11-26

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal; 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:

Harry Yukito Miyata was born on July 29, 1930. He served in the 8th Airborne Ranger Company, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, as a Corporal and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

Cpl Miyata was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 26, 1950. 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