Elmer Jire Yoshihara

Korean War
Service #36908084
UnitHQ CO 27 INF 25 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathAugust 25 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Private First Class Yoshihara was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Yoshihara was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was wounded by the enemy in South Korea on July 28, 1950 and returned to duty later that day. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 25, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.