Category:Emil Kapaun
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English: Servant of God Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army chaplain who died in the Korean War. The Roman Catholic Church has declared him a Servant of God and he is a candidate for sainthood. He was posthumously awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War, His feast day is celebrated every year on 23 May.
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| Date of birth | 20 April 1916 Pilsen | ||||
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| Date of death | 23 May 1951 Pyokdong County | ||||
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- Kapaun (surname)
- Emil (given name)
- 1916 births
- 1951 deaths
- Recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal (United States)
- Legionnaires of the Legion of Merit
- World War II Victory Medal recipients
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the National Defense Service Medal
- American people of Czech descent
- People of Marion County, Kansas
- Alumni of The Catholic University of America
- Roman Catholic priests from the United States
- Servants of God
- United States Army chaplains
- Prisoners of war from the United States in the Korean War
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- Recipients of the Purple Heart (United States)
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit (United States)
- Pilsen, Kansas
- Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Venerated Catholics by Ioannes Paulus II
- World War II people of the United States Army
- Korean War military chaplains
- 1st Cavalry Division (United States) in the Korean War