Joe M. Nishimoto
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Private First Class Joe Mauri Nishimoto (Template:Langx, February 21, 1919 – November 15, 1944) was a United States Army soldier. He is best known for receiving the Medal of Honor because of his actions in World War II.[1]
Early life
Nishimoto was born in California to Japanese immigrant parents. He was a Nisei, which means that he was a second generation Japanese-American.
He was interned at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas, following the signing of Executive Order 9066.[2]
Soldier
Nishimoto joined the US Army in October 1943.[3]
Nishimoto volunteered to be part of the all-Nisei 100th Infantry Battalion.[4] This army unit was mostly made up of Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland.[5]
For his actions in November 1944, Nishimoto was awarded the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross.[6] He was killed in action on November 15, 1944.
Medal of Honor citation
Nishimoto's Medal of Honor recognized his conduct in frontline fighting in France in 1944.[1]
Private First Class Nishimoto's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
See also
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References
External links
- "Army Secretary Lionizes 22 World War II Heroes" at Defense.gov
- Joe M. Nishimoto at Find a GraveTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- ↑ a b US Army Center of Military History, "Medal of Honor Recipients, World War II (M-S)" Template:Webarchive; retrieved 2012-12-7.
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- ↑ NARA, WWII Army Enlistment Record #35229917 (Nishimoto, Joe M.); retrieved 2012-12-7.
- ↑ Go for Broke National Education Center, "Medal of Honor Recipient Private Shinyei Nakamine" Template:Webarchive; retrieved 2012-12-7.
- ↑ "100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry" at Global Security.org; retrieved 2012-12-7.
- ↑ "21 Asian American World War II Vets to Get Medal of Honor" at University of Hawaii Digital History Template:Webarchive; retrieved 2012-12-7.
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