Takafuji Theodore Shigeo

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Theodore Shigeo Takafuji is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Theodore Shigeo Takafuji

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

10104092

Unit:

32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1950-12-02

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

281

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Theodore Shigeo Takafuji was born on October 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. He was the son of Thomas Shigeichi Takafuji and Tomiko Kunimura Takafuji. He served in the 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Takafuji was Killed in Action on December 2, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. 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