Thomas Saito Espineda
Thomas Saito Espineda 3rd Battalion L Company Private First Class Thomas Saito Espineda Thomas Saito Espineda
Thomas Saito Espineda 3rd Battalion L Company Private First Class Thomas Saito Espineda Thomas Saito Espineda
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 city that the artillery barrage had left unbroken. KIA Losses for 18 Oct 1944 100 B Sgt. Hosoda, Max Masami 100 C Pfc. Ogawa, Edward 442 2Hq Sgt. Kijima, Tadashi 442 E Pvt. Fukumura, Ichiji 442 F Pfc. Morimoto, Toshiaki 442 G Tech/4 Yoshinaga, Akira 19
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
Oahu. Below: Anzio days, 1944. Back l to r: Akiyoshi Kuriyama, Hidenobu Hiyane, James Horikoshi, James Oki, David Suzuki. Front l to r: Albert Oki, Isaac Akinaka, Edward Saito. (Courtesy of Joyce Walters) Below: Breakthrough before Rome, June 1, 1944, Yoshio Nakatsui, Hidenobu Hiyane, (first name not given) Kimura. (Courtesy of Joyce Walters) Below: Forward
V-E Day (May 8, 1945), Hamamura returned to Hawaii and was discharged on November 14, 1945. His address was 2136 Wilder Avenue. Left: Stanley Hamamura, Richard Hamada, Edward Saito, Italy 1943. For his military service, Staff Sergeant Stanley Tokunobu Hamamura was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal,
himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service. Above – Headquarters gang in Civitavecchia, Italy. First row (l-r): Albert Oki, Isaac Akinaka, Edward Saito. Second row (l-r): Akiyoshi Kuriyama, Hidenobu Hiyane, James Oki, David Suzuki For his military service, Technician Fourth Grade Isaac Fukuo Akinaka was awarded the Silver Star
Taketa 1/13/2012 I Co Tadao Tanoue 1/14/2012 Anti-Tank Isao “Fred” Fujishige 1/16/2012 522 FA-B Robert Shizuo Takashige 1/17/2012 100th Bn B Co Hiroshi Fujimoto 1/19/2012 E Co Edward Y. Ogawa 1/27/2012 L Co Frank Norito Tomita 2/3/2012 I Co / MIS Motoyoshi Tanaka 2/8/2012 100th Bn D Co Raymond Shigeru Ray Isara 2/11/2012 Cannon