The following are the names, rank, branch, unit, hometown and date of Big Island military killed in action during the Korean War:
Lt. Peter E. Arioli Jr., Navy, 7th Marine Regiment, Waimea, Dec. 3, 1950*
Pfc. Hiroshi Asada, Army, 27th Infantry Regiment, Mountain View, Aug. 10, 1952
Pfc. Albert Asau, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, March 8, 1951
Cpl. David Aspili, Marines, 1st Marine Regiment, Olaa, Aug. 10, 1952*
Pfc. Douglas A. Burke, Army, 21st Infantry Regiment, Honokaa, Oct. 15, 1951
Sgt. 1st Class Justin M. DeMello Jr., Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hilo, Sept. 18, 1950
Sgt. Julio Figueroa, Army, 65th Infantry Regiment, Olaa, Aug. 15, 1952
Pfc. Yoshimi Fukumoto, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Kapoho, April 18, 1951
Pfc. Alfredo Gajeton, Army, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Honomu, July 17, 1950
2nd Lt. Raymond T. Goto, Army, 223rd Infantry Regiment, Honomu, June 19, 1953
Pfc. Raymond A. Haili, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Honaunau, April 8, 1953
Pvt. Isaac K. Hale, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Kapoho, July 12, 1951
Pvt. Paulino E. Hernaez, Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Halaula, May 30, 1951
Pfc. Rin Hiraoka, Army, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, Paauilo, Dec. 6, 1950
Pfc. Wilfred K. Hussey Jr., Army, 31st Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Dec. 12, 1950*
Pfc. Yukinobu Ito, Army, 160th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Oct. 28, 1952
Cpl. Basil M. Kaapana, Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Naalehu, Sept. 18, 1950
Pfc. Herman B. Kamai, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Sept. 10, 1950
Pvt. Benjamin S. Kamoku, Army, 24th Quartermaster Co. Division, Hilo, July 20, 1950*
Cpl. Samuel K. Keomaka, Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hilo, Aug. 21, 1950
Pfc. Masayuki Kihara, Army, 7th Infantry Regiment, Hawi, Sept. 15, 1952
Cpl. David A. Kuikahi, Army, 7th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, March 30, 1952
Sgt. 1st Class Minoru Kunieda, Army, 17th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Feb. 28, 1951
Pfc. Kiyomitsu Kutsunai, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Hilo, April 26, 1951
Pfc. Aurelio Mateo, Army, 38th Infantry Regiment, Kohala, May 18, 1951*
Pfc. Heishin Matsuda, Army, 15th Infantry Regiment, Kapaau, April 26, 1951
Cpl. Jun Matsushige, Army, 223rd Infantry Regiment, Ninole, Nov. 13, 1952
Pfc. John Mitchell Jr., Army, 8th Army Ranger Co. (Airborne), Hawi, Jan. 12, 1951
Pfc. Tamotsu Miyashiro, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Hilo, May 18, 1951
Pfc. Koichi Moriwaki, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Kurtistown, Sept. 20, 1950
Pvt. Ernest A. Nagai, Army, 27th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Oct. 4, 1952
Pfc. Seinojo R. Nakatani, Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hilo, Sept. 1, 1950
Pfc. Richard K. Nirei, Army, 180th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, March 11, 1953
Pfc. Suetoshi Ogata, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Big Island, Sept. 19, 1951*
Pfc. Clifford H. Okinaga, Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Kealakekua, Aug. 15, 1952
Cpl. James Pacheco, Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Oct. 24, 1952
Cpl. Esmenio Panela, Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment. Hilo, Dec, 2, 1950
Pfc. Wilson Park, Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hilo, Aug. 9, 1950
Cpl. Fred H. Peters, Army, 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hilo, Sept. 24, 1950
Pvt. Fernando Rivera Jr., Army, 34th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, July 20, 1050*
Pfc. Gilbert Santiago, Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, Hilo, Nov. 7, 1952
Pfc. Shingo E. Shimabukuro, Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Feb. 14, 1951
Pvt. Herbert H. Suzuki, Army, 34th Infantry Regiment, Papaaloa, Aug. 7, 1950
Pfc. Harry F. Takeuchi, Army, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, Papaaloa, Dec. 26, 1950*
Sgt. 1st Class Masao Tayama, Army, 10th Military Police Co., Papaikou, June 28, 1953
Pvt. Gilbert M. Travis Jr., Army, 17th Infantry Regiment, Honokaa, Oct. 7, 1952
Sgt. Mitsuo Uemura, Army, 532nd Signal Construction Co., Hilo, Nov. 16, 1950
Cpl. Konomu Ura, Army, 179th Infantry Regiment, Kurtistown, June 29, 1952*
Pvt. Raymond M. Vincent, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Hilo, Oct. 13, 1951
Sgt. 1st. Class Nobuji Yamagata, Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Kealakekua, Oct. 4, 1951
Pfc. Yeiji Yamaguchi, Army, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Pepeekeo, Aug. 9, 1951
Pfc. Gary K. Yasunaka, Army, 19th Infantry Regiment, Ka‘u, April 25, 1951*
* denotes remains not recovered
The following is a list of non-combat-related deaths of Big Island military in Korean War:
Cpl. Hiroshi Hagino, Army, 31st Infantry Regiment, Hilo, May 17, 1952
Sgt. John Chung J. Kim, Marines, 1st Service Battalion Marine, Hilo, Feb. 5, 1952
Pfc. Daniel Maldonado, Army, 2nd Armored Reconnaisance Co., Pepeekeo, April 22, 1951
Pvt. Barbatim Morante, Army, 2nd Signal Co. Division, Pahoa, April 26, 1951
Pvt. Yoshikio Tengan, Army, 10th Field Artillery Battalion, Haina, June 28, 1953