Yasunaka Gary Kaname

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Gary Kaname Yasunaka is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Gary Kaname Yasunaka

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

56050512

Unit:

19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1951-04-25

State:

California

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:

Gary Kaname Yasunaka was born on June 24, 1926, in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California. He was the son of Hideichi and Shisuka Yasunaka. He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Yasunaka was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 25, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. 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, weremember.abmc.gov