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Takahashi, Sakae (US Army)

Date of birth:
December 8th, 1919 (Makaweli/Hawaii, United States)
Date of death:
April 16th, 2001 (Honolulu/Hawaii, United States)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Commanding Officer, Company B, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Purple Heart

Sources

  • - Asahina, R., Just Americans – How Japanese Won a War at Home and Abroad – The Story of the 100th Battalion/442d Regimental Combat Team in World War II, Gotham Books, New York, USA, 2006
    - discovernikkei.org
    - archives.starbulletin.com

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