Nihei Lawrence Yukio

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Lawrence Yukio Nihei is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Lawrence Yukio Nihei

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

10104116

Unit:

31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1950-12-03

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

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:

Lawrence Yukio Nihei was born on July 7, 1930. He served in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, as a Corporal and Low Speed Radio Operator during the Korean War.

Cpl Nihei was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 3, 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, www.abmc.gov