page_title: Emil Kapaun
section_title: Occupation of Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Emil Kapaun / U.S. Army service / Occupation of Japan
caption_attribution_description: English: Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar, Oct 7, 1950
context_page_description: 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 for his actions in Korea. He is the ninth American military chaplain Medal of Honor recipient.
context_section_description: In January 1950, Kapaun became a chaplain in the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, often performing battle drills near Mount Fuji, Japan. On July 15, 1950, the 1st Cavalry Division and Kapaun embarked and left Tokyo Bay sailing for Korea, less than a month after North Korea had invaded South Korea.
caption: Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a jeep as his altar, October 7, 1950
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