The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Philip Caprio
Rank
Airman, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
March 12, 1951
Airman Caprio served aboard the heavy cruiser USS SAINT PAUL (CA 73). He and five other seamen were listed as Missing in Action, when the whaleboat they were in disappeared in Inchon Harbor, South Korea on March 12, 1951.Airman Caprio was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.