serviceyears branch death_place death_date allegiance unit battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1940 & ndash ; 1945 usa kaneohe , honolulu , hawaii 15 september 1987 united states of america 1912 hawaii national guard 5307th composite unit world war ii january 16 , 1920 master sergeant david akui.jpg david akui
 david m. akui
david akui

david m. akui -lrb- january 16 , 1920 - september 15 , 1987 -rrb- was a united states 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 .
