S. 475 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty three 

An Act 

To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New 

Mexico, as the Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIROSHI ‘‘HERSHEY’’ MIYAMURA 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura was born on October 6, 

1925, in Gallup, New Mexico. 

(2) A second generation Japanese American, Hershey 

Miyamura first served in the United States Army near the 

end of World War II. 

(3) Hershey Miyamura served in the Army at a time when 

many of his fellow Japanese Americans, and that includes 

his future wife, were detained in internment camps in the 

United States. 

(4) Hershey Miyamura served in the storied 442nd Infantry 

Regiment, which was composed of soldiers with Japanese 

ancestry and became one of the most decorated units in the 

history of the United States military. 

(5) Following the start of the Korean War in 1950, the 

Army recalled Hershey Miyamura, who had remained as a 

member of the reserve components of the Army, back into 

active duty. 

(6) During an overnight firefight from April 24 to April 

25, 1951, then-Corporal Miyamura covered the withdrawal of 

his entire company from advancing enemy forces as a machine 

gun squad leader. 

(7) The selfless actions by Hershey Miyamura that night 

allowed all 16 of his men to withdraw safely before he was 

severely wounded and captured as a prisoner of war. 

(8) Nearly 21⁄2 years later, following his release and return 

to the United States, President Eisenhower presented Hershey 

Miyamura with the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House. 

(9) The lifelong dedication of Hershey Miyamura to the 

United States never ceased. It continued long after his decorated military service ended. 

(10) After he received his honorable discharge from the 

Army, Hershey Miyamura opened a service station along Route 

66 in his hometown of Gallup, New Mexico. 

(11) Hershey Miyamura remained active in his community 

until his dying days, advocating for his fellow veterans and 
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inspiring young people with lectures on patriotism, faith, and 

service. 

(b) DESIGNATION.—The clinic of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs located at 2075 South NM Highway 602, Gallup, New 

Mexico, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 

and designated as the ‘‘Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura Department 

of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’ or the ‘‘Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura 

VA Clinic’’. 

(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic 

referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference 

to the ‘‘Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura VA Clinic’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.