April 20, 1916: Born at Pilsen, Kansas.

May 9, 1916: Baptized in St. John Nepomucene Church, Pilsen, Kansas.

Sept. 5, 1922: Entered first grade of District School taught by nuns.

May 18, 1928: Graduated from grade school.

April 11, 1929: Confirmed by Bishop Schwertner.

Sept. 1928 to May, 1930: Attended Pilsen High School, District 115, taught by nuns.

Sept. 1930 to June, 1932: Junior and Senior in Conception High School, Conception, Missouri.

Sept. 6, 1932: Conception College, classical course.

Sept. 1934 to June 1936: Philosophy course at Conception.

Sept. 11, 1936: Entered Kenrick Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.

June 5, 1937: Tonsure.

June 10, 1938: Minor Orders.

June 3, 1939: Ordained sub‑deacon.

October 8, 1939: Ordained deacon.

June 9, 1940: Ordained priest by Bishop Winkelmann, Sacred Heart College Chapel, Wichita, Kansas.

June 20, 1940: First Mass, St. John Church, Pilsen.

June 30, 1940: Assistant in his home parish.

Jan. 5, 1943: Auxiliary Chaplain at Herington Air Base.

Sept. 16, 1943: Pastor of Pilsen, effective when Monsignor Sklenar resigns.

 p254  Nov. 2, 1943: Monsignor resigns.

June 15, 1944: At his own request Father Kapaun is recommended for Army chaplaincy.

July 12, 1944: Relieved of pastorate at Pilsen and Auxiliary chaplaincy at Herington.

August 24, 1944: Chaplain School, Fort Devens, Mass.

Oct. 4, 1944: Graduated from Chaplain School.

Oct. 4, 1944: Chaplain at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.

Feb. 7, 1945: Ordered for overseas duty.

March 4, 1945: Left Miami Beach, Florida, for India, by plane.

March 8, 1945: Flew over Bethlehem.

March, 1945 to Sept. 18, 1945: Headquarters Northern Combat Area Command.

Sept. 18 to Nov. 22, 1945: 198th Ordnance Battalion.

Nov. 23, 1945 to April 15, 1946: India-Burma Theatre.

Oct. 1, 1945: Ledo, Province of Assam, India.

Nov. 30, 1945: New Delhi, India.

Jan. 3, 1946: Promoted to captaincy.

March 3, 1946: Sailed from Calcutta, India.

May 30, 1946: Arrived at San Francisco.

June 4, 1946: Separated from Active Service.

June 25, 1946: Private retreat at Conception, Missouri.

July 27, 1946: Terminal leave expired.

Aug. 1, 1946: Appointed temporary Administrator of St. John Church, Spearville, Kansas.

Aug. 23, 1946: Assistant at St. Theresa, Hutchinson.

Oct. 1, 1946: Registered at Catholic University, Washington, D. C.

May 6, 1947: Requested permission to take Reserve Officers Training.

 p255  June 28, 1947: One month Reserve Officers Training at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Feb. 1948: M. A. in Education from Catholic University.

April 9, 1948: Appointed pastor of Timken, Kansas.

Sept. 25, 1948: Re‑enlisted.

Nov. 15, 1948 to March 18, 1949: Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.

Dec. 26, 1949: Left Pilsen and parents for last time.

Jan. 3, 1950: Fort Lawton, Seattle, Wash.

Jan. 23, 1950: Sailed from Seattle.

Feb. 7, 1950: Arrived at Yokohama, Japan.

June 1, 1950: Stationed near Mt. Fuji, Japan. Alerted for combat.

July 11, 1950: "Tomorrow we are going into combat."

Sept. 2, 1950: Awarded Bronze Star medal.

Nov. 2, 1950: Captured by Chinese Communists.

May 6, 1951:​b Died in prison camp hospital, Pyoktong, Korea.

August 18, 1951: Awarded Distinguished Service Cross.

Oct. 17, 1952: Awarding of Medals "in absentia" to Bishop Carroll in home parish of Pilsen.

July 29, 1953: Memorial Mass, St. Mary Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas.

April 11, 2013: Awarded Medal of Honor.º