official colors. Special guests were the 442nd’s Executive Officer Lt. Col. Virgil R. Miller, the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion’s commander, Col. Baya M. Harrison, Executive Officer Maj. William P. Wright, and Public Relations Officer Capt. Oland D. Russell, and their wives. The 232nd men wove special lei for all the attendees. During the evening’s
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
Gold Star, signifying their lost son. The ceremony was followed by the showing of the new film, Go For Broke, starring Van Johnson and several 442nd veterans. William Sakai, a veteran of K Company, was chairman of the theater event. Many dignitaries, including Lieutenant Governor Goodwin J. Knight, State Senator Earl D. Desmond, and
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