Nishiyama Kenichi

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Kenichi Nishiyama is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Kenichi Nishiyama

Rank:

Sergeant First Class

Serial Number:

30120626

Unit:

United States Army

Date of Death:

1951-10-22

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

1473

Decoration:

Comments:

Kenichi Nishiyama was born on February 5, 1927, in Kukuihaele, Hawaii County, Hawaii. He was the son of Ryorchi Nishiyama. He was the husband of Fumi Nishiyama. He served in the 201 Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment as a Sergeant First Class during the Korean War.

SFC Nishiyama died on October 22, 1951, at the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as a result of an accidental weapon discharge by another soldier. 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