Emil Kapaun
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Captain Chaplain Emil Joseph Kapaun
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| Birth name | Emil Joseph Kapaun |
| Born |
April 20, 1916 Pilsen, Kansas, USA |
| Died | May 23, 1951 (aged 35) Pyoktong, North Korea |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1944 to 1946, 1948 to 1951 |
| Rank |
Captain 
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| Unit | 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry |
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| Awards |
Medal of Honor Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge |
| Emil Kapaun Servant of God |
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| Chaplain | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun was a chaplain in the Burma Theater of World War II, then served again as a chaplain with the U.S. Army in Korea, where he was captured. He died in a prisoner of war camp.
In 1993, Pope John Paul II declared him a Servant of God, the first stage on the path to canonization.
In 2013, Kapaun posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Korea. He is the ninth American military chaplain Medal of Honor recipient.
Emil Joseph Kapaun was born on April 20, 1916, and grew up on a farm three miles southwest of Pilsen, Kansas on rural 260th Street of Marion County. His parents were Enos and Elizabeth Kapaun, Czech immigrants. He graduated from Pilsen High School in May 1930. Kapaun also graduated from Conception Abbey seminary college (College of New Engleberg; Conception Seminary College) in Conception, Missouri, in June 1936 and Kenrick Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1940. In 1947, he attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C..
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