in World War II. They were Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. We owe a great debt of honor to you Niseis for what you did for our country and for democracy.
Medal of Honor in a review of military awards in the 1990s. The Medal of Honor was presented to his brothers Ronald and Joe Kuroda by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony held in the White House on June 21, 2000. His Medal of Honor citation reads: Leading his men in an advance to destroy
guides, mostly 100/442 descendants, were Phyllis Hironaka, Barbara Uno-Harada, Gayle (Nagata) Kawahakui, Jeanne Omaye, Byrnes Yamashita, Karl Okemura, Dane Sakaida, Laurie (Ishida) Oue, Mary Ann (Katahara) Tanabe, Bill Tam and 5 members of the US Army Pacific Command. Photographers were Ann (Nosaka) Kabasawa, Clyde Sugimoto, Pat Thomson and Mari Hughes, who recorded the event for
leaders felt otherwise. Both Democratic and Republican leaders felt that the AJA units in WW II fully deserved the award. Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell quoted President Bill Clinton as saying, “Rarely has a nation been more well served by people it had so ill treated.” Hawaii’s Senator Daniel Inouye, after thanking all Americans for
to travel to the White House in Washington DC. There, in a special ceremony, he and six other recipients were awarded the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton on June 21, 2000. His Distinguished Service Cross had been upgraded 53 years after the action for which it was bestowed on him. Hajiro after receiving
two enemy snipers. As a result of Pvt. Hajiro’s heroic actions, the attack was successful. He was shot in the shoulder and the wrist and his left arm was partially paralyzed. In a ceremony at the White House on June 21, 2000, he was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton. Barney Hajiro
to carry Hajiro’s 20 rounds of BAR ammunition. “Eiichi had a beard and didn’t like to shave”, Hajiro recalled. “Portagee Matsunami used to call him ‘Mauldin’, after Bill Mauldin, the wartime cartoonist who had a beard”. There was Takeyasu Onaga, a bazooka man who used to take care of his fun-loving, beer-drinking friend, Barney.
(Anti-Tank.Co/442); Waipahu All those with a family member who has not received this prestigious award please contact Jeffrey directly at moc.duolciobfsctd-4587a6@75_enik_ffej or call our S&D chapter member Bill Wright at 425-922-9229. The French Government approved the French Legion of Honor and French Knighthood for the following 442nd Veterans, and each veteran/family has been presented
the Command passed from Lt. Col. Matthew L. Cloud to Lt. Col. Mark D. Andrews. As education is an important part of our mission, Education Committee Chairman Bill Wright gave presentations at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio in Monterey, California, and at the headquarters of the Nike Corporation. Following his presentation at
