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Sadao S. Munemori
Sadao Munemori ( ja, 旨森 貞雄, August 17, 1922 – April 5, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and Posthumous recognition, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, after he sacrificed his life to save those of his fellow soldiers at Seravezza, Italy during World War II. Munemori was a United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II, private first class in the United States Army, in Company A, U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. For his actions, when the 442nd was part of the 92nd Infantry Division (United States), 92d Infantry Division, he was the only Japanese American to be awarded the Medal of Honor during or immediately after World War II. Early life Munemori was born in Los Angeles, California to Japanese immigrant parents Kametaro and Nawa Munemori. He was a ''Nisei'', a second generation Japanese American. He grew up in the suburb of Glendale and graduated from Abraham Lincoln Senior High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
