US Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun’s Final Act of Courage in Korea: A Medal of Honor Story On November 1, 1950, during the Korean War, Captain Emil Kapaun was serving as a U.S. Army chaplain with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division when Chinese Communist forces launched a massive assault on American positions. As enemy fire tore through the lines, Captain Kapaun walked calmly and upright through no-man’s land, rescuing the wounded, providing medical aid, and comforting dying

Rev. Fr. (Chap.) Emil Kapaun was a priest from Pilsen, Kansas who became a war hero for his actions during the Korean War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013. Emil Kapaun served as a chaplain of the U.S. Army during the Second World war and the Korean War. In the picture, we can see Fr. Kapaun celebrating outdoor mass on the hood of his jeep during the Korean War. On May 23, 1951 Fr. Kapaun died in captivity due to malnutrition and disease. In 1993, Pope John Paul II named him a "Servant