serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1942 - 1945 united states army killed in action at seravezza , italy april 5 , 1945 august 17 , 1922 los angeles , california united states of america us army 100th infantry battalion medal of honor place of burial world war ii august 17 , 1922 private first class 150px ; 90px sadao munemori
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sadao munemori

sadao munemori -lrb- , august 17 , 1922 -- april 5 , 1945 -rrb- was a united states army soldier and posthumous recipient of the medal of honor , after he sacrificed his life to save those of his fellow soldiers at seravezza , italy during world war ii .
munemori was a private first class in the united states army , in company a , 100th infantry battalion , 442nd regimental combat team .
for his actions , when the 442nd was part of the 92d infantry division , he was the only japanese american to be awarded the medal of honor during or immediately after world war ii .
