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1LT George Shibata

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1LT George Shibata

Birth
Garland, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Death
20 May 1987 (aged 60)
Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section XXXV, Row D, Site 46.
Memorial ID
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USMA Class of 1951. Cullum No. 18313
United States Air Force.

He was the son of S.Yoshiharu Shibata and Ai Kawai Shibata.

A native of Utah, he was the first Japanese American to graduate from West Point.
He appeared in six productions, both film and television, after an encounter with a West Point classmate who mistook him for someone else. He appeared in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); Around the World Under the Sea (1966); The Lieutenant, a TV series (1964, one episode); Ben Casey, a TV series (1964, one episode); The Ugly American (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); Hell to Eternity (1966) and Pork Chop Hill (1959).
USMA Class of 1951. Cullum No. 18313
United States Air Force.

He was the son of S.Yoshiharu Shibata and Ai Kawai Shibata.

A native of Utah, he was the first Japanese American to graduate from West Point.
He appeared in six productions, both film and television, after an encounter with a West Point classmate who mistook him for someone else. He appeared in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); Around the World Under the Sea (1966); The Lieutenant, a TV series (1964, one episode); Ben Casey, a TV series (1964, one episode); The Ugly American (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); Hell to Eternity (1966) and Pork Chop Hill (1959).


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Oct 6, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170937550/george-shibata: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT George Shibata (14 Nov 1926–20 May 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170937550, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).