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*** 2012 Honor Roll ***
May 26, 2013
In Memorium
The following tribute is in memory the veterans of the 100th/442nd RCT who have left us in 2012. It is with honor and gratitude that we dedicate our ongoing efforts to promote their legacy and all they stood for.
| John K. Okubo | 10/3/2011 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Take Nakayama | 12/13/2011 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Shitomi T. Sakamoto | 1/ – / 12 | I Co |
| Richard Takashi Nakamura | 1/3/2012 | 2nd HQ |
| James Susumu Oura | 1/3/2012 | K Co |
| Haruo Yamashita | 1/3/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Yoshihide Fujimoto | 1/5/2012 | H Co |
| Roy Hajime Taketa | 1/13/2012 | I Co |
| Tadao Tanoue | 1/14/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Isao “Fred” Fujishige | 1/16/2012 | 522 FA-B |
| Robert Shizuo Takashige | 1/17/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Hiroshi Fujimoto | 1/19/2012 | E Co |
| Edward Y. Ogawa | 1/27/2012 | L Co |
| Frank Norito Tomita | 2/3/2012 | I Co / MIS |
| Motoyoshi Tanaka | 2/8/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Raymond Shigeru Ray Isara | 2/11/2012 | Cannon |
| Ray Soei Nakama | 2/13/2012 | Anti-Tank / Service |
| Hideo Nakasone | 2/15/2012 | H Co |
| Larry Masanobu Kamiya | 2/16/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Susumu “Sus” Satow | 2/16/2012 | H Co |
| Tokijiro Tonky Takeda | 2/19/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Emo Suzuki | 2/20/2012 | H Co |
| Shigeo Joseph Shiro | 2/20/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Masatoshi Mitani | 2/25/2012 | Reg. HQ |
| Richard S. Watada | 2/26/2012 | I Co |
| Kiyoshi “Kiyo” Sugimoto | 2/27/2012 | H Co / MIS |
| Harry Haruo Kamikawa | 3/2/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Teruo Goma | 3/2/2012 | 100th Bn Med |
| Eugene Minoru Eguchi | 3/3/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Kennie Namba | 3/5/2012 | L Co |
| Ben Toshiro Tagami | 3/5/2012 | 100th Bn HQ |
| Bill Toma | 3/10/2012 | Service |
| Dave T. Kawagoye | 3/11/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Mitsuo Yamada | 3/11/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Roland Haru Hagio | 3/12/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Haruichi James Hamasaki | 3/12/2012 | E Co / Staff Hdq Co |
| Yukio Suenishi | 3/12/2012 | 2nd HQ |
| Richard Shigeo Uyemura | 3/13/2012 | M Co |
| Rikio Fujioka | 3/14/2012 | E Co |
| John Suzuto Tsukiji | 3/15/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| George A. Hara | 3/16/2012 | F Co |
| Kune Hisatomi | 3/17/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Kune Hisatomi | 3/17/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Harry Takeki Sekiya | 3/17/2012 | RHQ / Service |
| Chester Wasuke Yasuda | 3/21/2012 | K Co |
| Bert Shigeichi Ishikawa | 3/26/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Robert Taira Takato | 3/29/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Leke Susumu Nakashimada | 3/30/2012 | 100th Bn HQ Co |
| Francis Toshinori Ota | 4/2/2012 | 522 FA-A Batt |
| Bernard Seiso Akamine | 4/2/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Seie Oshiro | 4/6/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| William Tadashi Kuwata | 4/7/2012 | 3rd HQ |
| Stanley Mitsuru Hirokawa | 4/8/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Sadamu Daida | 4/9/2012 | Medic |
| Frank Shigeo Konno | 4/10/2012 | G Co |
| Minoru Harada | 4/13/2012 | I Co |
| Takeo Saito | 4/14/2012 | G Co |
| Frank Hiroshi Kurihara | 4/16/2012 | 1399th Eng / Cannon |
| Shigetoshi Iwasaki | 4/17/2012 | E Co |
| Ben Mitsuo Hatanaka | 4/18/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Harry Kiyoshi Sasaki | 4/18/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Katsumi Hanada | 4/18/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Joe Hideo Nakata | 4/19/2012 | F Co / MIS |
| Ken Miyagishima | 4/19/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Iwao Kishimoto | 4/19/2012 | 100th Bn D Co / I Co |
| Hideo Murakami | 4/21/2012 | F Co |
| Bill Satoru Ito | 4/21/2012 | Cannon |
| Seichi Moriyasu | 4/29/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Kenneth Tamotsu Yoshiura | 4/29/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Kenji Fukuda | 5/7/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Roy H. Kitaoka | 5/8/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| James Hiroshi Matsunaga | 5/31/2012 | 3rd HQ |
| William Naganuma | 6/3/2012 | I Co |
| Roy Maeda | 6/7/2012 | K Co |
| Kenneth Kenichi Oda | 6/8/2012 | 522 FA-HQ |
| Nick Yasumitsu Nakano | 6/10/2012 | I Co |
| Harry Jinyei Shiroma | 6/16/2012 | G Co |
| Benjamin Shinichi Yamada | 6/17/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Masaru Nakamura | 6/22/2012 | M Co |
| Hideo Nimori | 6/25/2012 | Service Co |
| Henry “Hank” Hashiguchi | 6/26/2012 | I Co |
| Robert Masami Ito | 6/26/2012 | G Co |
| Masato Sato | 6/26/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Akira Toki | 6/29/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Tsunehiko Shimabukuro | 6/30/2012 | L Co |
| Shuji Taketomo | 7/6/2012 | I Co |
| Robert T. Hamanaka | 7/7/2012 | H Co |
| Lloyd Jun Aoki | 7/9/2012 | L Co |
| Tadashi Okuda | 7/11/2012 | K Co |
| Takeshi Wally Ueki | 7/12/2012 | 2nd HQ |
| Seigo Nagao | 7/13/2012 | 522 FA-HQ |
| Ralph Masayoshi Tanioka | 7/13/2012 | H Co |
| Shizuo Ben Yamanaka | 7/14/2012 | Medic |
| Harold R. Kishaba | 7/15/2012 | E Co |
| Takeshi “Tug” Hanami | 7/17/2012 | Cannon |
| Noboru Fushikoshi | 7/17/2012 | 522 FA-A Batt |
| Yoshitaka Takaki | 7/18/2012 | 100th Bn Medic |
| “Buster” Ronald Seiichi Minami | 7/20/2012 | I Co |
| Douglas Hamamoto | 7/22/2012 | I Co |
| Tadami Izutsu | 7/23/2012 | K Co |
| Hiroshi “Hiro” Asai | 7/26/2012 | E Co |
| Teruo Terry Kumagai | 7/26/2012 | 206th Band |
| Manabi Hirasaki | 7/26/2012 | 522 FA-C Batt |
| Sakae Oshiro | 7/27/2012 | K Co |
| Tom Takashi Watanuki | 7/27/2012 | I Co |
| Edwin Ikuma Matsuzaki | 7/30/2012 | M Co |
| Akira Doi | 7/31/2012 | K Co |
| Andrew Hachiro “Andy” Nishono | 7/31/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Keiji Okano | 8/6/2012 | 522 FA-HQ |
| Shigeru Monguchi | 8/6/2012 | 100th C Co |
| Harry Kiyomura | 8/9/2012 | 100th A Co |
| Paul “PK” Matsumoto | 8/12/2012 | L Co |
| George Takashi Mukai | 8/13/2012 | 232nd Eng |
| Motomu Togioka | 8/15/2012 | HQ |
| Russell Takashima | 8/17/2012 | K Co |
| Lawrence Tamotsu Fujii | 8/17/2012 | L Co |
| Haruo “Howe” Hanamura | 8/18/2012 | L Co |
| Masaki Higa | 8/18/2012 | 442nd HQ |
| Dan Uchimoto | 8/23/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| John Y. Udaka | 8/24/2012 | L Co |
| Shuichi “Fred” Yamashita | 8/25/2012 | 522 FA-A Batt |
| Hiroo “Porky” Furuya | 8/29/2012 | 100th Bn D Co |
| Dan Yasumasa Nagamine | 8/31/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Lewis Shoki Matayoshi | 9/2/2012 | 3rd HQ |
| Takumi Shirakawa | 9/4/2012 | H Co |
| Mike Mitsuo Tsugawa | 9/4/2012 | F Co |
| Tadao Suemori | 9/5/2012 | H Co |
| Kozo Hiromura | 9/8/2012 | L Co |
| Terry Yasukichi Arakaki | 9/11/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Yukio Takeuchi | 9/11/2012 | I Co |
| Mitsuo Nozaki | 9/13/2012 | 100th Bn HQ Co |
| Richard Kunio Hamada | 9/14/2012 | 100th Bn HQ Co |
| James Kenichi Kamiya | 9/16/2012 | 522 FA-HQ |
| Jack Mamoru Tomita | 9/20/2012 | 232nd Eng / Cannon Co |
| Makoto “Mako” Tanimura | 9/22/2012 | 100th Bn HQ Co |
| Mitsura Yagura | 9/23/2012 | I Co |
| Ocean Yoshinao Miyake | 9/26/2012 | F Co |
| Robert Masaharu Nagata | 9/27/2012 | K Co |
| George Isami Furuta | 9/29/2012 | K Co |
| Gilbert Tsutomu “Pops” Ogata Sr. | 9/29/2012 | F Co |
| George I. Furuta | 9/29/2012 | K Co |
| Paul Ralph Okura | 10/1/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Shinsei Miyasato | 10/2/2012 | 3rd HQ |
| Walter Tamotsu Okumoto | 10/3/2012 | I Co |
| Shozo Mayeda | 10/7/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| George Takeo Okamoto | 10/7/2012 | I Co |
| Gilbert Kinya Takamori | 10/8/2012 | 522 FA-A Batt |
| Seige Kawashima | 10/11/2012 | H Co |
| Paul Masahide Takaezu | 10/12/2012 | Livorno/RHQ (M Co) |
| Susumu Kunishige | 10/14/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Allan Takashi Kobata | 10/14/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Allan Takashi Kobata | 10/14/2012 | 442 HQ |
| Richard “Dick” T. Miyoshi | 10/16/2012 | G Co |
| Harold Shunichi Sugiyama | 10/16/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| Paul Yutaka Yamashita | 10/18/2012 | F Co |
| Kazuo Dick Numamoto | 10/18/2012 | Medic |
| Leighton Goro Sumida | 10/25/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Henry Muneo Hayashi | 10/26/2012 | 100th Bn B Co |
| William Toshiyuki Hirata | 10/29/2012 | 522 FA-HQ |
| Jack Masashi Kenmotsu | 11/4/2012 | 100th Bn D Co / I Co |
| Peter Takeshi Oshima | 11/4/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Hiroshi Mizuki | 11/7/2012 | F Co |
| Yuki “Uke” Minaga | 11/11/2012 | 522 FA-C Batt |
| Joe T. Yamaki | 11/21/2012 | H Co |
| James I. Bertrand | 11/24/2012 | 522 FA-B Batt |
| Sam Yokota | 11/29/2012 | L Co |
| Takashi Uyehara | 11/29/2012 | M Co |
| Hideo Hirata | 11/30/2012 | 522 FA-C Batt |
| John Kazuo Hashimoto | 12/3/2012 | F Co |
| John Kazuo Hashimoto | 12/3/2012 | F Co |
| Jitsuo Sumida | 12/8/2012 | K Co |
| Miles Masayuki Hamada | 12/14/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Howard Muneo Murakami | 12/14/2012 | 442nd HQ |
| Daniel Ken Inouye | 12/17/2012 | E Co |
| David M. Handa | 12/21/2012 | E Co / L Co |
| Iwao “Naka” Nakamura | 12/22/2012 | I Co |
| Joseph Morita Enomoto | 12/22/2012 | M Co |
| (Served as Shinji J. Morita) | ||
| Kei Yamaguchi | 12/25/2012 | 100th Bn A Co |
| Harold Michio Kazunaga | 12/26/2012 | 100th Bn C Co |
| Kanji Yatsushiro | 12/27/2012 | Anti-Tank |
| Dr. Masaichi Sagawa | 12/29/2012 | Anti-Tank / MIS |