Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Emil J. Kapaun.

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Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Emil J. Kapaun.

1944-2013

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/57289559

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (June 17, 1944-July 16, 1953); Post-Service Documents (August 7, 1953-November 1, 1974); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (September 2, 1950-April 11, 2013); Medical Records (July 6, 1944-April 7, 1949); Photographs & Negatives (n.d.).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11652615

National Archives at St. Louis

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Kapaun, Emil, 1916-1951

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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, which began his road to sainthood. In 2008, the Cause for the Cano...