John Michio Nakamura
John Michio Nakamura 3rd Battalion K Company Private First Class John Michio Nakamura John Michio Nakamura
John Michio Nakamura 3rd Battalion K Company Private First Class John Michio Nakamura John Michio Nakamura
for 16 Oct 1944 100 B Pfc. Noritake, Yoshito 100 C Sgt. Imai, Tomio 442 E Pfc. Katayama, Noritada 442 E Pfc. Kato, Joseph Hisato 442 E Pfc. Masumoto, George H. 442 F Pfc. Horinouchi, James J. 442 F Pvt. Miyazono, Tokio 442 F Pfc. Yamaoka,
originally awarded as he had died in a “non-combat” accident. Other Hawaii MIS men who died in the same airplane crash and included in the ceremony were: Joseph Kuwada, Haruyuki Ikemoto, Kazuyoshi Inouye, and Masaru Sogi. Below: Purple Heart Medal awarded in 2024 to family of Wilfred Motokane Researched and written by the Sons
Joseph T. Nakamura Regimental Headquarters 232nd Engineers Private First Class
Don Matsuda, A Co., 100th (former Club 100 President) Stanley Toshiyuki Matsuura, L Co., 442nd Hajime Miyamoto, Med. Detachment, Hq., 442nd Hideo Nakayama, L Co., 442nd Seichi Joseph Oshiro, L Co., 442nd Shigeru Oshita, Hq. Co., 100th/442nd (passed away after application was filed) Kenny M. Shimabukuro, K Co., 442nd Takashi “Bolo” Shirakata, 206th AGFB/442nd
in 1945 during the occupation of Italy, Hokama was in a position to fulfill the Tomita family’s wishes. He showed their letter to his commanding officer, Captain Joseph Hill, and asked permission to visit the cemetery. “This is a beautiful letter,” Capt. Hill told him, “Hiroichi Tomita was my favorite runner.” He loaned Hokama
at both camps. Of the 15 called, Kengo Osumi and John Masuda left yesterday. The 13 who leave tonight are as follows: BUTTE: Haruo Kanemoto, Konichi K. Matsunaga, Roy K. Sumida, Yoshito Toyohara, Akira Roy Endo. CANAL: Makiji M. Kurata, Joseph Narasaki, George Murakami, Hiroshi Oto, Jozoburo Shinozono, David T. Yahanda, Tommy Yamamoto, Ed Nakamura.
in a kamikaze attack on his ship at the Kerama Islands off Okinawa as he intercepted enemy radio communications. Bill Imoto, Shoichi Nakahara, Satoshi Kurokawa, Joe Kadoyama, Joseph Kinyone, Kenneth Omura, George Chibata, and Captain William Laffin are others who died in different places. Eleven ATIS men, including Joe Kadoyama, were killed in a
3rd Battalion, I Company Noboru Sakamoto was born in Hawi, North Kohala, Hawaii Island, Territory of Hawaii, on August 13, 1916. He was the second son of Joseph Goichi and Hisa (Sakamoto) Sakamoto. Goichi (also appears as Uichi) was born in Kohala and was a retail merchant of general merchandise. Hisa emigrated from Japan
and against the main island of Okinawa on April 11, 1945, where Kubo performed further linguist functions against the fanatic defending Japanese army. In June 1945 General Joseph Stilwell, now commander of the U.S. Tenth Army on Okinawa paid a visit to the 27th Infantry Division where he specifically asked to meet Sgt. Hoichi
H Co Larry Masanobu Kamiya 2/16/2012 100th Bn B Co Susumu “Sus” Satow 2/16/2012 H Co Tokijiro Tonky Takeda 2/19/2012 Anti-Tank Emo Suzuki 2/20/2012 H Co Shigeo Joseph Shiro 2/20/2012 Anti-Tank Masatoshi Mitani 2/25/2012 Reg. HQ Richard S. Watada 2/26/2012 I Co Kiyoshi “Kiyo” Sugimoto 2/27/2012 H Co / MIS Harry Haruo Kamikawa 3/2/2012
Iwai 6/26/2010 100th Bn C Co Kenneth Kazuyuki Kawate 6/27/2010 522nd HQ Samuel M. Takahashi 07/00/10 522 FA-C Batt Tsutomu Hironaka 7/3/2010 H Co Joseph “Joe” Ichiuji 7/3/2010 522A Anthony “Tony” W. Takashima 7/6/2010 100th Bn D Co Kiyoji Morimto 7/7/2010 K Co Everett Matsui 7/9/2010 Cannon Co Yoshito Kawakami 7/10/2010