Emil Kapaun

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Kenrick_Seminary
gptkb:Conception_Seminary_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-04-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pilsen,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Pilsen,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:canonizedBy Servant of God
gptkbp:causeOfDeath illness while prisoner of war
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1951-05-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pyoktong,_North_Korea
gptkbp:endDate 1951
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Emil_Joseph_Kapaun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emil Kapaun
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Father_Kapaun_Guild
gptkb:Father_Kapaun_Memorial_High_School
gptkb:Kapaun_Mt._Carmel_Catholic_High_School
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor heroism as a chaplain during the Korean War
service to fellow prisoners of war
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:priest
United States Army chaplain
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Kapaun
gptkb:Enos_Kapaun
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:startYear 1944
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:A_Shepherd_in_Combat_Boots_(book)
gptkb:The_Miracle_of_Father_Kapaun_(book)
gptkb:The_Miracle_of_Father_Kapaun_(documentary)
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_recipients
gptkb:Army_Chaplain_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5