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 plane crash on Okinawa on August 13, 1945.
The dedication ceremony was held in conjunction with a luau at the Fort DeRussy Armory on September 28 at 5:30 p.m. Among the 500 attendees were Governor William F. Quinn, who served as guest speaker, Mayor Neal Blaisdell, and Representative John A. Burns. The memorial marker was unveiled by Kuroda’s father, Toyoichi Kuroda. Also
Oshita, Hq. Co., 100th/442nd (passed away after application was filed) Kenny M. Shimabukuro, K Co., 442nd Takashi “Bolo” Shirakata, 206th AGFB/442nd Minoru Tamashiro, Hq. 3rd Bn, 442nd William Yoshio Thompson, Hq. 3rd Bn, 442nd Harold Watase, I Co., 442nd Jeff is currently working on applications or awaiting information from family members of several veterans
highest honor for heroism and valor in combat. The presentation was made with other 442nd veterans at a White House ceremony on June 21, 2000, by President William J. Clinton. The framed Medal of Honor was presented to his nephew. For his military service, Staff Sergeant Joe Ryo Hayashi was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal,
KAWAMOTO (HQ) Shinkyo KUNIYOSHI (MIS) Hajime MIYAMOTO (G Company, Med.Det/442) Harold NAKASONE (Cannon Co.) George NISHIMURA (MIS) Tadayoshi SATO (A Co, 100th) Kenny SHIMABUKURO (K Co 442) William Yoshio THOMPSON (HQ 442) Ralph Yasunobu TOMEI (M Co 442) Ted TSUKIYAMA (522/MIS/442) Harold T. UEOKA (522) May they all rest in peace. If anyone was
where they both worked. The next child, Mitsue, was born the following year. By 1930, Kagimi and Fushimi were back in Puunene, the family was living at Williams Camp, and Shiroichi worked on the sugar plantation. Barney, as Fushimi had come to be known, dropped out of school after the 8th grade in order
