


Mikio Hasemoto
Surname | Hasemoto |
Given Name | Mikio |
Born | 13 Jul 1916 |
Died | 29 Nov 1943 |
Country | United States |
Category | Military-Ground |
Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseMikio Hasemoto was born in Honolulu, Oahu, US Territory of Hawai'i in 1916 to immigrants from Japan. He enlisted in the US Army at the Schofield Barracks on Oahu in Jun 1941, and later volunteered to join the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was consisted mostly of Japanese-Americans. On 29 Nov 1943, near Cerasuolo, Italy, his platoon was flanked by about 40 German soldiers. Hasemoto fired on the leading German soldiers, ran 10 yards to rear to retrieve another weapon when his first automatic rifle became damaged, ran back to the front lines, and fired on the Germans until the second weapon jammed. He then again dashed to retrieve a M1 Garand rifle to continue fighting. He repeatedly and tirelessly fought back against German advances until he was struck down and killed by German fire. He was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, but the award would be upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2000, the highest award of the US military. He was buried at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawai'i.
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13 Jul 1916 | Mikio Hasemoto was born in Honolulu, US Territory of Hawai'i. |
29 Nov 1943 | Mikio Hasemoto was killed in combat near Cerasuolo, Molise, Italy. |
21 Jun 2000 | Mikio Hasemoto, Joe Hayashi, Kazuo Otani, Ted Tanouye, and Francis Wai's Distinguished Service Cross medals were posthumously upgraded to the Medal of Honor, and the medals were presented to surviving family members at a ceremony at the White House, Washington DC, United States. |
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