Takahara Sam Osamu

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Sam Osamu Takahara is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Sam Osamu Takahara

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-2030786

Unit:

34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1950-07-20

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 8

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:

Sam Osamu Takahara was born on September 12, 1919. He was the son of Nisaburo Takahara and Midori Takahara. He enlisted in the US Army on November 23, 1942. He served in the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, as a Captain during the Korean War.

Cpt Takahara was declared Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea, on July 20, 1950. He was presumed dead on February 24, 1954. 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, www.koreanwar.org, weremember.abmc.gov