Pilsen in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun
1st Cavalry United States Army
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2012
1. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun Marker
Born Pilsen, Kansas
June 9, 1940
Ordained
November 2, 1950
Captured by Chinese Communists
May 23, 1951
Died P.O.W. Pyoklong, Korea
"Nurtured by the soil of Kansas
He consecrated the soul of Korea"
Erected by Father Kapaun K. of C. Council 3423, Catholic Workmen Branch #110, Robert J. Navrat, St. Anne Altar Society, Holy Family C.Y.O. and Parishioners, John C. Reznicek Memorial Fund, and Pilsen-Tampa C.C.D.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 38° 28.234′ N, 97° 2.373′ W. Memorial is in Pilsen, Kansas, in Marion County. It is on Remington Road south of 275th Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Parish. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Marion KS 66861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chaplain (Father) Emil J. Kapaun (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wilbert Henry Otte (approx. 4½ miles away); Old Santa Fe Trail
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More about this memorial. Father Kapaun celebrated his first Mass at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Parish in Pilsen.
Regarding Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun. Father Kapaun was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor by President Obama on April 11, 2013, the day this entry was posted.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. Father Emil J. Kapaun. Catholic Diocese of Wichita website entry (Submitted on April 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, Medal of Honor. U.S. Army website entry (Submitted on April 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wikipedia, October 7, 1950
2. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun
Father Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a jeep as his altar, October 7, 1950
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2012
3. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2012
4. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2012
5. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2012
6. Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun Statue Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on March 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
