The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-08-29

come home. He is being examined
by doctors" Mrs YOshida confided.
The medalist who lost his mother
when he was still boy has two o.
ther sisters, and a brother who is
now in Japan with the US, Army.
They are Mrs. (Momoko) Ben Sa-
ruwatari of Delta, Colo; and Mrs.
(Chiyoko) Johnnie Herrera of Ga
merco, New Mexico.
The brother is Sgt, Kei Miyamu-
ra.
The first person of Japanese dcs-
cent to he awarded the Congression-
al Medal of Honor was 22-year-Old
Pfc. Sadao Munemori whose memo
ry is kept alive in marble statue
of his likeness at the Military Plot
in the Evergreen Cemetery in Los
Angeles, Calf.
The son of Mrs. Nawa MunemOri
of Long Beach, Calf, died hero's
death by covering a burning hand
grenade with his body To save his
comrades in a terrific battle which
ragged in SerraveZza, near Florence,
Italy, on April 5, 1945.
1t was only two days before We
Day.
Pfc. MunemOri volunteered in
January of 1912 after finishing
course at Frank Virgins. He was
interested i'm auto mechanics.
His mother accepted the highest
Army medal posthumously in March
of 1916.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. %
Here is the Armys account of the
heroic deeds that won the Congress-
ional Medal of Honor for Sgt. Hiro-
shi M. Miyamura Of Gallup, N. M
The citation had been kept secret
for two years while the 27year-
Japanese American soldier was held
by the Communists
This week, the Army released the
citatio on what the slightly built
soldier of Company H, It'll Regi-
ment, us. Bird Division, did April,
1851, when the Reds launched a
mighty offensive
Miyamura, a machine gun squad
leader, seeing his men in imminent
danger, jumped from his shelter
welding his bayonet in close hand
to-hand combat and killing appro-
ximately 10 of the enemy.
The Nisei then returned to his
squad. personally gave first aid to
the wounded and directed their
movement to safety. When another
Communist assault hit his part of
the line, Miyamura manned his ma
chine gun until his ammunition was
gone, Then the sergeant ordered
the remaining members of his squad
to withdraw while he remained be-
hind alone.
The little sergeant was surround
ed, but he "bayoneted his way"
through the enemy Gordon and made
his way to another us. gun posi-
ton, which he helped to man.
The citation said he killed more
than so Reds nj this lone stand be-
fore lis ammunition supply was
gone and he was severely wounded.
The citation said:
when last seen, he was fighting
furiously against an Overwhelming
number Of enemy soldiers. His
indomitable heroism and consum-
mate devotion to duty reflect the
utmost glory in himself and uphold
The illustrious traditions of the mi
litary service
The wife of the first living Japa-
nese American soldier to win the
| Congressional Medal Of Honor is
Los Angeles-born nee Tsuruko Ter
ry Tsuchimori whose mother, Mrs
Hisae Tsuchimori, resides at 1882 F.
End st.
The 28-ycar-Old girl who spent
most of her life in Winslow. Arizo-
ma, was evacuated with her fami-
ly to the Colorado River Relocation
Center in Poston, Arizona.
They spent two years behind
"barbed wires" before coming to Los
Angeles. 1t was during the several
visits to Gallup by the family since
then that resulted in the meeting of
the couple now married for five
years. They have no children
The mother-in-law of the war he
70 said Terry has two brothers who