KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

CPL Hideo Nakama

27th Infantry Regiment
HQ HQ CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: July 19, 1950
Service Number: RA30100908
Born: September 26, 1919
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Lahaina - Maui, Hawaii
Town Or Area: Yechon

Comments: Corporal Nakama was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 19, 1950. Regimental Headquarters. Richard Sullivan: On July 19, 1950, while on patrol with the I&R Platoon, The platoon were pinned down by a unit of the North Korean Army. Sgt. Nakama jumped on a jeep and attempted to return fire with the 50 Cal. Machine gun... he was instantly and fatally wounded. He had the distinction of the first KIA in the entire 27th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. John Little took over the mounted gun and was also killed.

Son of Shiho Nakama and Yoji Namama, originally from Japan.

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