"Korean War hero priest’s remains identified, Pentagon says: Emil J. Kapaun received the Medal of Honor posthumously for bravery and compassion."

"The remains of Emil J. Kapaun, the Catholic priest and Korean War POW who was given the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2013, have been identified, the Pentagon said Friday.

The almost complete set of Kapaun’s remains had been exhumed from a cemetery in Hawaii where they had been buried as unknown after the 1950-1953 war, his nephew, Ray Kapaun, said Friday.

The identification was made using dental records and DNA, he said..."

Emil Kapaun, who is also a candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, was beloved for ministering to American soldiers during the war’s fierce fighting, rescuing them under fire and caring for them when they became prisoners of war..."

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