CLARENCE HALONA AKI

Birth:	Jan. 27. 1924
Death:	Feb. 23, 1954
-555TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (105MM) HQ BTRY -HOSTILE, DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW) -DATE OF LOSS: AUGUST 12, 1950 -SERVICE NUMBER: RA30115989 -HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT -LAHAINA MAUI, HI -LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: PUSAN  PERIMETER - SOUTHWEST -Comments: Sergeant Aki was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Headquarters Battery, 555th Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Pongam-ni, South Korea on August 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on February 23, 1954. Chinese Hawaiian heritage. Lahaina, Maui. Courtesy of:  Korean War Project