From left: Arlene Yoko Sakato, daughter of Pvt. George Taro Sakato, Company E, 2nd Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team, awarded a medal of honor, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Rosado, a military police noncommissioned officer and Installation Management Command, Europe’s “Best Warrior,” and Valerie Matsunaga, a family member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, after laying a pillow of flowers at the memorial of Pvt. Masato Nakae, NISEI hero, during the ceremony to honor the sacrifice of the 442nd Combat Regiment, composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese descent, also known as the NISEI Battalion. The event takes place in front of the monument of Pvt. Masato Nakae. He was awarded the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart for his heroism on August 19, 1944, near Pisa, Italy. Curly Nakae square, Camp Darby, Italy, July 11, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli)
Date Taken: | 07.11.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.11.2024 12:38 |
Photo ID: | 8523874 |
VIRIN: | 240711-A-II094-1566 |
Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
Size: | 7.16 MB |
Location: | LIVORNO, IT |
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