Matsunaga Joseph Junichi

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Joseph Junichi Matsunaga is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Joseph Junichi Matsunaga

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

30105523

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1950-11-02

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal; 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:

Joseph Junichi Matsunaga was born on July 30, 1920, in Hawaii. He served in the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Sergeant and Field Lineman during the Korean War.

Sgt Matsunaga was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea, on November 2, 1950. 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