1945, at 1:30 p.m. During the last week of June he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal at a private ceremony held at his home. Chaplain Corwin H. Olds of the Central Pacific Base Command made the presentation to Sgt. Teramae’s mother as his father had died the previous year. He was later awarded the
Honolulu Advertiser that Sgt. Tanimoto was among those 16 fallen soldiers whose next of kin recently received the Purple Heart Medal in private ceremonies by Lt. Col. Corwin H. Olds, Chaplain of the Central Pacific Base Command. The Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military medal for soldiers who display extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed
1945, his sister Gladys Y. Takubo was posthumously presented Kenji Takubo’s Purple Heart Medal in a private ceremony. The presentation was made by Army Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Corwin H. Olds on behalf of Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson, Commander of U.S. Army Pacific. On December 7, 1945, a memorial service for 226 soldiers of the 100th
at 507 Oili Street for the posthumous presentation of S/Sgt. Fujinaka’s Purple Heart Medal. The medal was presented to his mother, Mrs. Matsuno Fujinaka, by Lieutenant Colonel Corwin H. Olds, Chaplain, Pacific Base Command, on behalf of Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas. On June 12, 1945, UH paid
ceremony was held at the Endo home for the posthumous presentation of Pvt. Endo’s Purple Heart Medal. The medal was presented to Kokichi Endo by Lieutenant Colonel Corwin H. Olds, Chaplain, Pacific Base Command, on behalf of Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas. After the war, as authorities were
442nd Veterans, Women’s War Service Association, and Emergency Service Committee. The speaker was Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson. During the week of June 25-29, 1945, Lt. Col. Corwin H. Olds, Chaplain of Central Pacific Base Command, made private posthumous award presentations to ten Honolulu families in their homes. Mrs. Take Amakawa accepted the Silver Star for
card at Local Board No. 9, Field Artillery Armory, Seattle. He listed his mother as his point of contact and they lived with their family at 879 Corwin Place. Matt worked at the family business, Rainier Meat & Grocery, 1029 Jackson Street. He was 5’5-1/2″ tall and weighed 140 pounds. He enlisted in the
