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America’s Congressional Gold Medal Heroes

getting the gold medal, but I’m sad that he wasn’t there,” said 9-year-old Kiara Kubota Stromberg of San Jose, Calif., about her late grandfather, Hilo-born MIS veteran, Yoshio “Mike” Kubota. “I thought it was brave of all those soldiers going into war, so I feel proud that I’m Japanese American.” Thirteen-year-old Nick Yano of

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America’s Congressional Gold Medal Heroes

getting the gold medal, but I’m sad that he wasn’t there,” said 9-year-old Kiara Kubota Stromberg of San Jose, Calif., about her late grandfather, Hilo-born MIS veteran, Yoshio “Mike” Kubota. “I thought it was brave of all those soldiers going into war, so I feel proud that I’m Japanese American.” Thirteen-year-old Nick Yano of

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UPDATE: Assistance for 442nd Veterans to apply for the French Legion of Honor

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 who

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Ichiro Tsukano

will perform their duties as American soldiers in a manner that will bring pride to all of us.”  The other new soldiers were:  Shigeto Kozawa, Tetsuo Takushi, Yoshio Higa, and Hiroo Endo. The new soldiers were given a farewell aloha ceremony by the community on March 28 at Iolani Palace.  On April 4, they left

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2019: Year in Review

(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 omitted,

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*** 2011 Honor Roll ***

Hdq Co Tamotsu Sasaki 10/8/11 I Co Victor Ichiro Wakano 10/10/11 Cannon/MIS Satoru Nakamura 10/26/11 100th Bn B Co Saburo Nishime 10/26/11 100th Bn D Co Tommy Yoshio Hiraoka 10/27/11 I Co Hiroshi Okada 10/31/11 E Co Jitsuri Yoshida 10/31/11 100th Bn D Co       Tadao “Tad” Wakayama” 11/3/11 M Co Jun

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