Emil Kapaun
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title:
Emil Kapaun
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Emil Joseph Kapaun 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, the first stage on the path to canonization. In 2013, Kapaun posthumously received the Medal of Honor
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Korean War U.S. Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Kapaun
date created:
2008-07-01T15:11:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T13:51:37Z
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