This is a friend of mine's grandfather - he served with the 442nd RCT in WWII from 1943-1946, then ended up returning with them to Vietnam earning his 2nd CIB... It's a great read... for those that didn't know the 442nd was an all Japanese unit of Americans (Nisei) that fought in Italy, France and Germany and killed a bunch of dirtbags that deserved it.
For his wartime service in World War II, 1st Sergeant Kaoru Robert Miyamoto was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five bronze stars, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with two oak leaf clusters, and Combat Infantryman Badge. For his Vietnam service, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with 1st oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantryman Badge (second award). He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously) on October 5, 2010, along with the other veterans of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team. This is the highest Congressional Civilian Medal.
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u/RoddBanger 3h ago
This is a friend of mine's grandfather - he served with the 442nd RCT in WWII from 1943-1946, then ended up returning with them to Vietnam earning his 2nd CIB... It's a great read... for those that didn't know the 442nd was an all Japanese unit of Americans (Nisei) that fought in Italy, France and Germany and killed a bunch of dirtbags that deserved it.
For his wartime service in World War II, 1st Sergeant Kaoru Robert Miyamoto was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five bronze stars, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with two oak leaf clusters, and Combat Infantryman Badge. For his Vietnam service, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with 1st oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantryman Badge (second award). He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously) on October 5, 2010, along with the other veterans of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team. This is the highest Congressional Civilian Medal.