List of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients
World War II

List of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients

Section Title: World War II
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Image	Name	Service	Rank	Date of action	Place of action	Unit	Notes

Filipino male in World War II Army Khaki uniform saluting.	Jose Calugas	Army	Sergeant	January 16, 1942	Culis, Bataan Province, Philippines	88th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts	Under heavy fire, organized and led a gun crew after the original crew had been killed or wounded

A young man in his army dress uniform with no hat. He appears to be in a seated position and is smiling.	Rudolph B. Davila	Army	Staff Sergeant	May 28, 1944	Artena, Italy	7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division	Led his unit by example and, although wounded, single-handedly attacked an enemy-held house

A young man in his army dress uniform. He is sitting and staring forward towards the camera with and he is not smiling.	Barney F. Hajiro	Army	Private	October 19, 1944 – October 22, 1944, and October 29, 1944	near Bruyères and Biffontaine, eastern France	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Assisted an attack on a house, captured a numerically superior force, and single-handedly silenced two machine gun nests

The head and shoulders of a young man in his Army dress uniform. He is standing and staring forward towards the camera with his hat cocked to the side.	Mikio Hasemoto*	Army	Private	November 29, 1943	Cerasuolo, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	With his squad leader, destroyed an enemy force despite having to run through heavy fire twice to retrieve new weapons

Head and shoulders of a smiling young man wearing a garrison cap and a military jacket with chevrons on the upper sleeve over a shirt and tie	Joe Hayashi*	Army	Private	April 20, 1945, and April 22, 1945	Cerasuolo, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Led an attack on strongly defended positions and single-handedly silenced three machine guns

Head of a man with ruffled hair wearing a light colored shirt and tie.	Shizuya Hayashi	Army	Private	November 29, 1943	Cerasuolo, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	Single-handedly silenced a machine gun nest and an anti-aircraft gun

An older man wearing a suit with an American and Hawaiian flag in the background. He is seated and is staring forward toward the camera.	Daniel Inouye	Army	Second Lieutenant	April 21, 1945	near San Terenzo, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Single-handedly destroyed two machine gun nests, continued to fight and lead his platoon after being wounded

Head of a man wearing a garrison cap and a tie and shirt with a crossed-rifles pin on the collar.	Yeiki Kobashigawa	Army	Technical Sergeant	June 2, 1944	near Lanuvio, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	Led successful attacks on four machine gun positions

Head of a man wearing a garrison cap and a light colored shirt and tie.	Robert T. Kuroda*	Army	Staff Sergeant	October 20, 1944	near Bruyeres, France	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Single-handedly destroyed two machine gun emplacements

An older man in his military uniform with a hat on. There is a house and a tree in the background.	Kaoru Moto*	Army	Private First Class	July 7, 1944	near Castellina, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	Single-handedly attacked two machine guns and, although wounded, captured a third

Head and shoulders of a smiling young man wearing a garrison cap and a shirt and tie, the bottom of the tie tucked into the shirt between the buttons.	Sadao Munemori*	Army	Private First Class	April 5, 1945	near Seravezza, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team	Single-handedly attacked two machine guns before smothering a grenade blast with his body

Head and shoulders of a young man looking directly at the camera and wearing a garrison cap and dark colored military jacket over a shirt and tie.	Kiyoshi Muranaga*	Army	Private First Class	June 26, 1944	near Suvereto, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Engaged an artillery gun alone, using a mortar

Head of a man with a subdued smile wearing a garrison cap tilted over his left ear and a military jacket over a shirt and tie.	Masato Nakae*	Army	Private	August 19, 1944	near Pisa, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team	Held off an enemy attack and continued to fight after being wounded

Head and shoulders of a young man standing erect, wearing a garrison cap and a military jacket over a shirt and tie.	Shinyei Nakamine*	Army	Private	June 2, 1944	near La Torreto, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	Single-handedly destroyed a machine gun nest and led attacks on two others

Head of a smiling young man wearing a peaked cap with a round medallion on the front and a military jacket over a shirt and tie.	William Nakamura*	Army	Private First Class	July 4, 1944	near Castellina, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Silenced a machine gun nest and stayed behind to provide covering fire as his unit withdrew

Head and shoulders of a smiling young man with dimples and round wire-framed glasses wearing a garrison cap and a military jacket over a shirt and tie.	Joe M. Nishimoto*	Army	Private First Class	November 7, 1944	near La Houssiere, France	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Single-handedly neutralized three machine gun positions

—	Allan M. Ohata*	Army	Sergeant	November 29, 1943 – November 30, 1943	near Cerasuolo, Italy	100th Infantry Battalion	Together with a rifleman, held back an attack by a numerically superior force

Head and shoulders of a young man with a bright smile and neatly combed hair wearing what appears to be a graduation gown over a shirt and tie.	James K. Okubo*	Army	Technician Fifth Grade	October 28, 1944 – October 29, 1944, and November 4, 1944	Foret Domaniale de Champ, near Biffontaine, France	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Repeatedly exposed himself to intense fire to treat and evacuate wounded men

Head and shoulders of an elderly man wearing a white button shirt with an emblem on the left breast	Yukio Okutsu	Army	Technical Sergeant	April 7, 1945	Mount Belvedere, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Single-handedly silenced three machine gun positions

Head and shoulders of a young man with a garrison cap tilted over his right ear wearing a scarf tied around his neck and a military jacket with three ribbon bars and a pin on the left breast.	Frank H. Ono*	Army	Private First Class	July 4, 1944	near Castellina, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Held an advance position alone, treated wounded men, and remained behind to provide covering fire as his unit withdrew

Head and shoulders of a young man wearing a garrison cap and a military jacket with three chevrons on the upper left sleeve and a whistle hanging from a chain attached to his right shoulder.	Kazuo Otani*	Army	Staff Sergeant	July 15, 1944	near Pieve Di St. Luce, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Drew fire onto himself so his platoon could reach cover, killed while rescuing a wounded man

Head and shoulders of a smiling young man wearing a peaked cap and, over a shirt and tie, a military jacket with a round pin on each lapel.	George T. Sakato	Army	Private	October 29, 1944	Hill 617, near Biffontaine, France	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Charged an enemy strongpoint, took command of his platoon and led it in defense of their position

Head and torso of a serious faced man wearing a garrison cap and a military jacket with bright buttons and a patch and stripes on the upper sleeve.	Ted T. Tanouye*	Army	Technical Sergeant	July 7, 1944	near Molino A Ventoabbto, Italy	442nd Regimental Combat Team	Although wounded, single-handedly attacked a series of enemy positions

Head of a young man wearing a peaked cap with a large, shiny emblem on the front and a dark military jacket.	Francis B. Wai*	Army	Captain	October 20, 1944	Leyte, Philippine Islands	34th Infantry Regiment	Took command of four assault waves and led by example, drew fire onto himself to reveal enemy positions

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