Barney Fushimi Hajiro
was born on September 16, 1916, in Puunene, Maui, Territory of Hawaii. He was the second child of Shiroichi and Satsuyo (Noda) Hajiro. His siblings were: brothers Bruce Nigoichi, Tokuro, Haruto, and Umeo; and sisters Kagimi and Mitsue. Two other children died in infancy. Shiroichi emigrated from the village of Nomi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in