John E. Kapsner

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Captain

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
375th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Lengten, Assam

Biography:

John E. Kapsner was born on September 25, 1918. He served in the 375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He died on June 13, 1945 at the age of 26 and is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. CPT Kapsner was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1945-07-13 and ranked as a First Lieutenant