James Okubo

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1967)
Person human Q3244024

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 30, 1920
Date of death
January 29, 1967
Place of birth
Anacortes
Place of death
Detroit
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
combat medic
Citizenship
United States
Conflict
World War II
Family name
Ōkubo[15]
Given name
James[16]
Manner of death
accidental death
Military, police or special rank
Technician Fifth Grade[13]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
Place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en James K. Okubo en James Okubo ja ジェームズ・K・オークボ zh 詹姆斯·大久保
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
41443240
Library of Congress authority ID
no97026046
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James K Okubo.jpg ↗
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID
james-k-okubo
FAST ID
390837
Find a Grave memorial ID
7974416
Freebase ID
/m/03d0vqg
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013083136673
Prabook ID
2188710
SNAC ARK ID
w6d22341
TracesOfWar person ID
1012
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WikiTree person ID
Okubo-29
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMJc4f7xKTPCvqgTgMyd

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Award received 2
Military branch 2
Allegiance 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Occupation 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

James Okubo's place of birth was Anacortes[1]. He was born on May 30, 1920[2]. He died in Detroit[3]. He died on January 29, 1967[4]. He worked as a combat medic[5].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Medal of Honor[8], a courage award[18], in United States[19], founded in 1862[20] and Silver Star[9], a star[21], in United States[22], founded in 1918[23].

FAQs

Where was James Okubo born?

Born in Anacortes[1].

Where did James Okubo die?

James Okubo passed away in Detroit[3].

What did James Okubo do for work?

James Okubo worked as combat medic[5].

What awards did James Okubo receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[8] and Silver Star[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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