Akui, David
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Birthname | David M. Akui | ||||
born on | 16 January 1920 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||||
Place | North Kohala, Hawaii, 20n11, 155w49 | ||||
Timezone | HST h10w30 (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American soldier who became famous for capturing the first Japanese prisoner of war in World War II. At the time, Akui was a corporal in Company G, 298th Infantry Regiment of the Hawaii National Guard.
Akui served through the remainder of the war in the Pacific Theater and was a member of the famed "Merrill's Marauders", who fought the Japanese in the jungles of Burma.
He retired from the United States Army as a master sergeant and spent the rest of his life in Hawaii. He died in Kaneohe, Honolulu on 15 September 1987 at the age of 67.
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (Hawaiian, Chinese)
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Military career (Master sergeant)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (WWII)