M. Akahoshi, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Technical Sergeant Kenzo Suga, who received the Silver Star, and Bronze Star winners Corporal Kenneth K. Fujihara, Sergeant Edward Y. Ikuma, Technician Fourth Grade Seitoku Kaneshiro, Private First Class Kiichi Kohatsu, Technical Fifth Grade Charles M. Miyashita, Private First Class Mitsugi Moto, Technician Fourth Grade
the other 16 original men. They were then joined by 32 other MIS soldiers from Hawaii and the mainland. The names of those from Hawaii were: Edward Kawamoto, George Kawamoto, Hisashi Kubota, Raymond Shogo Nagata, Harry Okada, James Tamashiro, Stanley Tanaka, Larry Kazuo Watanabe, Mineo Yamagata, Ben Yamamoto, and Stanley Yamamoto. From the mainland
the 59 “senpai gumi” from the 100th Battalion who were selected for MIS training at Camp Savage were: George J. Aoki, Terry Y. Doi, George M. Fujikawa, Edward M. Fujimori, Keiji Fujii, Harry Furushima, Raymond Harada, Ken Harano, Howard K. Hiroki, Seian Hokama, Robert Honda, Yurikichi Ikehara, Sueo Ishii, Richard Ishimoto, James. K. Izumi,
