WWII AJA 100Bn/442RCT/MIS/1399thBn veterans and families (Limited to 100) were accorded VIP treatment at Senator Daniel K. Inouye‘s memorial service at the National Memorial of the Pacific (Punchbowl). We reported at 6:00 am to the 100th Battalion Veterans Clubhouse. An hour later boarded 2 buses arriving at Punchbowl around 7:30 bypassing other waiting vehicles
Va., related an interesting story he learned from his great-granduncle, 442nd veteran Robert Lee Yano. “My great-uncle told me that he was part of the unit with Dan Inouye when he was injured.” Nick’s sisters, Carina, 9, and Laurel, 11, thought “the ceremony was cool!” Even though their late grandfather, Max Yano, was not there
Va., related an interesting story he learned from his great-granduncle, 442nd veteran Robert Lee Yano. “My great-uncle told me that he was part of the unit with Dan Inouye when he was injured.” Nick’s sisters, Carina, 9, and Laurel, 11, thought “the ceremony was cool!” Even though their late grandfather, Max Yano, was not there
States Senate. We remember Senator Spark Matsunaga, who served in the Senate from 1977 to 1990 and fought tirelessly for civil rights for all Americans. We remember Dan Inouye, who served in the Senate from 1963 to 2012 and was the second longest serving Senator and third in line of succession to the Presidency of
a family of two sons and lived at 2606 Kekuanoni Street in Pauoa Valley. He was an active member of the 442nd Veterans Club. Above: Bill Thompson, Dan Inouye, Okemura at the 442nd Annual Banquet in 2010 Below: Okemura and Bill Thompson at 442nd Annual Banquet in 2013 Takashi Okemura died on May 12, 2018.
Democratic Party in Hawaii emerged as the dominant force in the political arena and has held the leadership role to this day. How did 442nd veterans like Dan Inouye (E Co.) become U.S. Senator and Tadao Beppu (M Co.) become Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1974? How did the others follow suit –
Eng Motomu Togioka 8/15/2012 HQ Russell Takashima 8/17/2012 K Co Lawrence Tamotsu Fujii 8/17/2012 L Co Haruo “Howe” Hanamura 8/18/2012 L Co Masaki Higa 8/18/2012 442nd HQ Dan Uchimoto 8/23/2012 100th Bn C Co John Y. Udaka 8/24/2012 L Co Shuichi “Fred” Yamashita 8/25/2012 522 FA-A Batt Hiroo “Porky” Furuya 8/29/2012 100th Bn D
