Emil Kapaun
Priest
Emil Joseph Kapaun was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun was a chaplain in the Burma Theater of World War II, then served again as a... Wikipedia
Born: April 20, 1916, Pilsen, KS
Died: May 23, 1951 (age 35 years), Pyoktong County, North Korea
Buried: September 29, 2021, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wichita, KS
Parents: Elizabeth Kapaun and Enos Kapaun
Battles/wars: World War II: Pacific War > Burma campaign; Korean War (DOW): Battle of Unsan (POW)
Rank: Captain
Service/branch: United States Army