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Shizuya Hayashi

SurnameHayashi
Given NameShizuya
Born28 Nov 1917
Died12 Mar 2008
CountryUnited States
CategoryMilitary-Ground
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseShizuya Hayashi was born in Waialua, Oahu, US Territory of Hawai'i to Japanese immigrants. He was drafted into the US Army in Mar 1941, reporting in at Schofield Barracks in Hawai'i. He later volunteered to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team consisted mostly of Americans of Japanese ancestry. On 29 Nov 1943, near Cerasuolo in the Molise Region of Italy, Private Hayashi charged and overtook a German machine gun position. After his platoon advanced 200 yards from this point, an enemy antiaircraft gun opened fire on the men. He charged again and captured this second position. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for the day's action. In Jun 2000, the medal was upgraded to the Medal of Honor, US Military's highest award. He passed away in Mar 2008 and was buried at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

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28 Nov 1917 Shizuya Hayashi was born in Waialua, Oahu, US Territory of Hawai'i.
29 Nov 1943 Shizuya Hayashi charged and captured two German gun positions largely single-handedly near Cerasuolo in the Molise Region of Italy. For this action, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross medal.
21 Jun 2000 US President Bill Clinton awarded Rudolph Davila, Barney Hajiro, Shizuya Hayashi, Daniel Inouye, and George Sakato Medals of Honor at the White House in Washington DC, United States.
12 Mar 2008 Shizuya Hayashi passed away in Honolulu, Hawai'i, United States.




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