Tokunaga Richard R.

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Richard R. Tokunaga is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Richard R. Tokunaga

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

50004925

Unit:

31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1952-10-15

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

A16

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Richard Tokunaga was born on August 8, 1932. He served in the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Tokunaga was seriously wounded in action by enemy fire during the Battle of Triangle Hill in North Korea and succumbed to his wounds on October 15, 1952. He is now buried in the Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA.

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