Leonard
Kupau
Born in Hawaii
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Noa Kupau Sr
and Agnes Mahealani (Momoa) Kupau
Brother of
Joseph Noa Kupau Junior, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], [private brother (1930s - unknown)], [private sister (1930s - unknown)], Agnes Kupau, Samuel Kamuela Kupau, [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], Emily Emeliana Kupau, [private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in North Korea
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2014
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Leonard Kupau
is on the
Wikitree Roll of Honor
Leonard Kupau was Killed in Action during Korean War.
Leonard Kupau is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1951-1953-Private First Class
Korean War-Killed in Action-Recipient of the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Served in the United States Army 1951-1953-Private First Class
Korean War-Killed in Action-Recipient of the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
Birth
[1] United States Federal Census, 1940-Leonard Kupau
[2] Korean War Database
[3] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963-Leonard Kupau
[4] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings-Leonard Kupau
Military Casualty: Korean War
[5] National Archives (Government)-Leonard Kupau
[6] Private First Class-Light Weapons Infantry Leader-Leonard Kupau
[7] American Battle Graves-Leonard Kupau
[8] Newspaper "The Maui News"
[9] Newspaper "The Honolulu Adviser"
[10] A Foxhole View: Personal Accounts of Hawaii's Korean War Veterans By Louis Baldovi-University of Hawaii Press, 2002-page 289
[11] "HONORARY IN MEMORIUM PAGE - KOREA" by Vetfriends.com
[12] "United States Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953," database, FamilySearch
Military Honors
[13] Military Hall Of Honor
[14] American Battle Monuments Commission-Leonard Kupau Leonard was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
[15] 31st Infantry Association-Korean War Honor Roll
Death
[16] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)-U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Hawaii, page 13
[17] Korean War Project
[18] The 31st Infantry Association-Korean War Honor Roll
Burial
Find A Grave: Memorial #116667363 Findagrave.com-Puuiki Cemetery, Hana, Maui, Hawaii
[19] "Family Lineages", by Sybil A. Layton-Burial Information 3/23/1953 at Puuiki Cemetery
Sources
- ↑ Kupau-19 was created by Nalani Briggs through the import of Kupau-Vetu-Briggs Tree-4-13-2014-910PM.ged on Apr 13, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
Additional Information
[20] Fort Drum, United States Army-History of The US Army's 31st Infantry Regiment
[21] [22] "Bob West's Korean War Site" with over 4500 Korean War photographs and other points of interest, regarding the Korean War
The United States Army Center Of Military History-Lineage and Honors Information-31st Infantry Regiment history, Campaign Participation Credit and Decorations
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Nalani (Kupau) Briggs
Leonard Kupau was assigned to the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Division Infantry, acquiring the name of "the Polar Bear regiment", for its 2-year service in Siberia (1916-1918). Subsequently, this regiment adopted the image of a silver, polar bear as its insignia.
posted 20 Aug 2014 by Nalani (Kupau) Briggs
[thank Nalani]
According to Document, "U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963", Leonard Kupau, was killed during the Korean War, and was buried at Puuiki Catholic Cemetery, in Hana, Maui. At that time, he was survived by his father, Joseph N Kupau, Sr, his mother, Agnes, his brothers, Joseph, John, Francis, Samuel, Leonard, Fabian, and Valentine, and his sisters, Agnes, Mary, Emily,Annie,and Cecelia. Private First Class, U.S. Army 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division-Light Weapons Infantry Leader . He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on March 23, 1953. He was barely 20 years old when he was killed. Through his heroism and ultimate sacrifice, he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
posted 23 Jun 2014 by Nalani (Kupau) Briggs
[thank Nalani]
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I obtained the following statistics from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Korean_War_1950_to_1953
"About 54 thousand of the 5 million American service men and women who served in the Korean War were killed. The Korean War was a United Nations affair. Twenty-two nations were involved. " According to CNN, http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/korean-war-fast-facts/ "There are more than 7,500 American soldiers still "unaccounted for from the Korean War" as of June 2014."
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