Order of the Golden Kite
Nishida had erected several defensive positions to keep the Americans at bay, but the small size of the island made defenses in depth near impossible. With heavy naval artillery support, US Marines stormed Parry island on 22 February 1944, sustaining 131 casualties (37 KIA), against which Nishida almost all of his 800 defenders were annihilated. Nishida was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Kite, 4th class and was promoted to lieutenant-general.