caption serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
barney f. hajiro , medal of honor recipient 1942 -- 1945 united states 23px 21 january 2011 maunalani care home , honolulu hawaii united states 1912 23px 442nd regimental combat team medal unit citation emblem american campaign medal european-african-middle eastern campaign medal of world war ii victory medal combat infantryman badge military medal honor -lrb- british -rrb- legion of honor -lrb- french -rrb- bronze star medal purple heart presidential world war ii 16 september 1916 national memorial cemetery of the pacific private first class 200px 50px barney f. hajiro
 barney f. hajiro
barney f. hajiro

barney fushimi hajiro -lrb- september 16 , 1916 -- january 21 , 2011 -rrb- was an american and combat veteran of world war ii who had received the medal of honor , the highest united states military award for valor .
