Masatsugu Ralph Shoichi

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Ralph Shoichi Masatsugu is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Ralph Shoichi Masatsugu

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

50002216

Unit:

5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1951-11-10

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Section Q

Row:

Grave:

Site 1451

Decoration:

Comments:

Ralph Shoichi Masatsugu was born on April 6, 1929. He was the son of Kura Masatsugu. He served in the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Private and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

Pvt Masatsugu was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on November 10, 1951, and died of those wounds later that day. He is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

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