Saito Masaya

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Masaya Saito is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Masaya Saito

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

30100424

Unit:

35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1950-08-22

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

Plot:

Section P

Row:

Grave:

Site 232

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Masaya Saito was born on December 14, 1917. He served in Company D, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Heavy Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Saito died from his wounds received in battle on August 22, 1950, during the Battle of Pusan in South Korea. 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