Pfc. Noboru Morio Awarded Bronze Star Medal

Coalville, Utah — In an Army Service photo recently sent to the Summit County Bee, Coalville newspaper, and forwarded to his father, Pfc. Noboru Morio of this city is shown being congratulated by Brigadier General Francis H. Oxx, commanding general of the Peninsular Base Section upon being awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Son of Tsunemichi Morio, Route 1, Coalville, Utah, Pfc. Morio has been a member of the armed forces since July 1943. A rifleman of the 442nd Japanese American Combat Team, he wears besides the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations ribbon with four battle stars.