Posted on: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Medal of Honor recipients
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The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be given to an individual serving in the armed services of the United States. Generally presented to its recipient by the president of the United States in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. More than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded since its creation in 1861.
Here are the names and units of the 21 Japanese-American World War II Medal of Honor recipients, eight of whom served in the 100th Infantry Battalion:
Barney F. Hajiro, Company I, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Mikio Hasemoto, Original 100th Infantry Battalion
Joe Hayashi, Company K, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Shizuya Hayashi, Original 100th Infantry Battalion
Daniel K. Inouye, Company E, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Yeiki Kobashigawa, Original 100th Infantry Battalion
Robert T. Kuroda, Company H, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Kaoru Moto, Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion
Sadao S. Munemori, Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion
Kiyoshi K. Muranaga, Company F, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Masato Nakae, Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion
Shinyei Nakamine, Original 100th Infantry Battalion
William K. Nakamura, Company G, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Joe M. Nishimoto, Company G, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Allan M. Ohata, Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion
James K. Okubo, Medical Detachment, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Yukio Okutsu, Company F, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Frank H. Ono, Company G, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Kazuo Otani, Company G, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George T. Sakato, Company E, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Ted T. Tanouye, Company K, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
