lifetime. He served for a time as its Vice President. In 1948, the 442nd Veterans Club collaborated with the Honolulu Community Theater, and presented a play by Harry Brown, “A Sound of Hunting.” The director was Samoan American writer Johnny Kneubuhl, who adapted the play for the men of the 442nd. Herbert played a mainland-born
Matsuura, Shiro “Kash” Kashino, Tadao “Beanie” Hayashi, Mike Takemoto, Masa Kobashigawa, Fred Matsumura; Front – Nobu “Champ” Kawasaki, Tommy Umeda, Mickey Akiyama, Takeji “Blackie” Kinoshita, “Shorty” Kazumura, Harry Kuwahara, Masa Manabe Below: 2nd Platoon, Camp Shelby. (L-R) Back – Sadaichi Kubota, Masato Manabe, George Tsujimoto, Shiro “Kash” Kashino, Beanie Hayashi, Fred Matsumura; Front –
California HIGA, Royce Eiko (A.Btry/522); Honolulu HIYANE, Hidenobu (Hq.Co/100); Pearl City MURAOKA, Ikito (Med.Det/100); Lihue OIDE, George Kenichi (Hq.Btry/522); Honolulu SHIRAISHI, Clinton Ikuzo (Hq.Btry/522); Lihue TOKUSHIGE, Koichi Harry (A.Btry/522); Honolulu WATANABE, Paul Sanji (232nd Engr.Co/442); Honolulu Currently, Jeff has submitted applications which are under review by the French government for the following veterans: Takashi
Byrne, Akira Fukuda, John Harano, Ben Inakazu, Kosaku Isobe, Goro Matsumoto, Isamu Minatodani, Susumu Okura, Takeyasu Onaga, Choyei Oshiro, Sam Oshiro, Shigeo Tabuchi, Shigeo Taketa, Larry Tanimoto, Harry Yamasaki, and Chiyoaki Yamauchi. Barney Hajiro’s recommendation for the Medal of Honor was downgraded. British officers, however, didn’t forget what they had witnessed Hajiro do, not