(D.Co/100); Honolulu April 19 — Mr. Hayao George Furukawa (95), Private First Class, G “George” Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. April 28 — Mr. Akiyoshi Kuriyama (103), Staff Sergeant, Headquarters Company, 100th Infantry Battalion. The following veterans have been approved as French Chevaliers (Knights) as of April 3, 2019: FUJITA, Yoshiyuki Joel
Akiyoshi Kuriyama 100th Battalion Headquarters Company Staff Sergeant
a family of two daughters. As of this writing (2021), he lives with one of his daughters on Oahu. Below: Anzio days, 1944. Back l to r: Akiyoshi Kuriyama, Hidenobu Hiyane, James Horikoshi, James Oki, David Suzuki. Front l to r: Albert Oki, Isaac Akinaka, Edward Saito. (Courtesy of Joyce Walters) Below: Breakthrough before Rome,
with the high traditions of the military service. Above – Headquarters gang in Civitavecchia, Italy. First row (l-r): Albert Oki, Isaac Akinaka, Edward Saito. Second row (l-r): Akiyoshi Kuriyama, Hidenobu Hiyane, James Oki, David Suzuki For his military service, Technician Fourth Grade Isaac Fukuo Akinaka was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple
party. Award recipients include: Yoshiyuki Joel FUJITA (HQ Co. 442) Hayao George FURUKAWA (G.Co/442) Ace Isao HANDA (Hq.Co, 3rd Bn/442) Royce Eiko HIGA (A.Btry/522) Hidenobu HIYANE (Hq.Co/100); Akiyoshi KURIYAMA (Hq.Co/100) Ikito MURAOKA (Med.Det/100) Katsuto Richard NAKAMURA (Antitank) Takahashi NOMURA (Med 442) George Kenichi OIDE (Hq.Btry/522) Clinton Ikuzo SHIRAISHI (Hq.Btry/522) Koichi TOKUSHIGE (A.Btry/522) Paul Sanji WATANABE
