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Rodney Yoshinobu Miyamoto

Team 3rd Battalion, K Company Rodney Yoshinobu Miyamoto was born August 12, 1922, in Honomu, near Hilo, Hawaii, T.H., to Morikazu (“Dick”) and his wife Hawayo ( Kimura) Miyamoto. Morikazu was born in Honomu (Kahepa Camp of Honomu Sugar Company) to immigrants Tamakichi and Momi (Manzoku) Miyamoto who arrived from the town of Niho,

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Masaru Abe

A Company Masaru Abe was born on August 20, 1916, in Kingsburg, California.  He was the second son of the seven children of Katsuji and Ito ( Kimura) Abe.  His siblings were:  brothers Masaichi Charles and Joe; and sisters Fujiye, Helen, and Miyoko.  Katsuji emigrated from Yakuoji, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1910, first to

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Frank Morito Nishimura

earned the following awards:  Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. On April 5, 1945, Frank M. Nishimura of Kailua married Kimie Kimura of 1493 South King Street in Honolulu.  By 1950, the family was living at 975-C Kaheka Lane in Honolulu.  Frank was an auto mechanic for the

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39 Combat Team Non-Comms Graduate

Jimmy Kanaya, Shaw Sakamoto, Jimmy Shimizu, Jimmy Tsurudu, Edward Tanabe, Susumu Yamada, Hideo Yasui, Dick Masuda, William Oda, Herbert Sakaki, Joe Iwaoka, Charles Sugi, Hero Shisoki, Philip Ichino, Yasuo Kimura, Ben Kumagai, James Yamamoto, Frank Okusako, K. Uchida, Thomas Imai, M. Sumida, Harry Harada, Max Marutani, Hideyuki Noguchi, Jimmy Sakimoto, Tami Takemoto and Richard Hata.

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522nd Field Artillery Occupying Germany

and reliable efficiency. They are T/ 5 David Sugimoto, T/ 5 Tadao Nagasawa, Cpl James Moriwake, Pvt Harry Hirada, Cpl Walter Sakamoto, Pfc Masami Higuchi, Cpl Albert Kimura, Pfc Masayuki Higa and Cpl Teruo Anzai. The SP detachment of the 522nd was formed on May 5 in Shaftlach with Lt James Craig as Security

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Haruto Wilfred Iwamasa

he was the club’s president.  He also joined the St. Augustine Social Club and participated in their dinners and overnight hunting trips on weekends. Iwamasa married Fumiko Kimura of Honolulu, a graduate of McKinley High School and, in 1933, the University of Hawaii.  They applied for their marriage license in Hilo on March 29,

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Hidenobu Hiyane

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 Command Group, Radio and Message Center Unit, Venafro, Italy, 1943:  Back l to r:  Ed Ikuma, Capt. Oscar King, Hidenobu

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Senpai Gumi Story – 100th to MIS

Howard K. Hiroki,  Seian Hokama,   Robert Honda,  Yurikichi Ikehara,  Sueo Ishii,  Richard Ishimoto, James. K. Izumi, Charles T. Kaneko,  Edwin Kawahara, Herbert Kawamoto,  Herbert Kawashima, Henry T. Kimura,  Hoichi Kubo, Tom T. Matsumura,  Eddie Mitsukado,  Jitsuo Miyagawa,  Nobuo Miyaji, Herbert Miyasaki,  Yukitaka “Terry”  Mizutari, Yoshio Morita, Richard Moritsugu, Reyold  “Smiley” Muranaka,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Roy Roy Nakada,  Amos A.

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Richard S. Furukawa

Sugar Company at Makaweli, Kauai. Mother Kiyome Kanemaru was born in 1903 in Heeia, on the windward coast of Oahu.  Her parents were Iwajiro and Kyo ( Kimura) Kanemaru, who emigrated in 1895 and 1897, respectively, from the village of Kaita, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture.  Iwajiro was a retail merchant and Kyo was a

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*** 2011 Honor Roll ***

1/30/11 100th Bn D Co       Hideo Yamashita 2/3/11 100th Bn C Co Lt. Col (Ret) Ben I. Sugawa 2/6/11 522 FA-B Batt George Kenji Kimura             2/6/11 Hdq Co Toshio “Bob” Orita 2/6/11 522 FA-C Batt Robert Masami Iso 2/6/11 I Co Susumu “Tonti” Sakaida 2/7/11 I Co Tsugio Yamada 2/10/11 100th

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Toshimi Sodetani

100th Battalion, C Company Toshimi Sodetani was born on May 15, 1920, in Puunene, Maui, Territory of Hawaii.  He was six children of Kameichi and Hisa ( Kimura) Sodetani.  His siblings were:  brothers Tsuruo and Noremitsu; and sisters Yurie and Kiyoe.  Kameichi had arrived as a young single man in 1906 from the village

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*** 2010 Honor Roll ***

Co Kay Kiyomi Fujishin 5/31/2010 I Co       Hitoshi Inouye 6/3/2010 232 Eng Toshiyuki Tanaka 6/4/2010 H Co Toru Matsuoka 6/5/2010 I Co Stanley Teruo Kimura 6/6/2010 2nd HQ Masao Tamayei 6/7/2010 F Co John Kiyoshi Kasubuchi 6/8/2010 K Co / MIS Robert Kaniupuni Kapuniai Sr. 6/12/2010 100th Bn/ 442nd F Co

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