Yamaguchi Yeiji

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Yeiji Yamaguchi is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Yeiji Yamaguchi

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

50000253

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1951-08-09

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1, Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Yeiji Yamaguchi was born on November 1, 1924, in Pepeekeo, Hawaii County, Hawaii. He was the son of Yeisei Yamaguchi and Makato Dakujaku Yamaguchi. He served in the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Yamaguchi was Killed in Action on August 9, 1951, in North Korea. He is now buried in the East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1, Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.koreanwar.org