Nakasato Yeichi

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Yeichi Nakasato is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Yeichi Nakasato

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

30109395

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1950-12-11

State:

Illinois

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:

Yeichi Nakasato was born on August 27, 1925, in Paia, Maui County, Hawaii. He was the son of Masao Nakasato and Maka Onaga Nakasato. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Private and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

Pvt Nakasato was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 11, 1950. 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