Posted on 10/07/2022 1:10:30 PM PDT by chrisinoc
A young Army Corporal waited nervously for the guards to arrive. He looked around the prison where he had been held for over two years and was relieved about the prospect of finally returning home to his family.
Corporal Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura welcomed the sight of his Communist captors for the first time since he was put there. Now, he would be turned over to American officials.
Still, the young Japanese-American soldier was restless, as he believed he would be court-martialed for his failure at Taejon-ni in Seoul. While there, the Chinese Communists had flooded his unit’s defensive positions and decimated their numbers. The machine-gun squad leader was then captured before he could even learn the fate of his men.
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The video left out that he saved the life of one of his buddies while being marched to the POW camp, despite his wounds.
Still alive and living in his hometown of Gallup NM. A high school is named in his honor.
During WWII Gallup NM refused to allow their Japanese American residents to be interned.
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During WWII Gallup NM refused to allow their Japanese American residents to be interned.
Absolutely true. During WW2 communities outside the west coast could have Japanese Americans interned if they voted to do so. Gallup refused to do so.
The Americans and Europeans living in Japan didn't have such a vote before being rounded up. Many were never seen again.
Pretty cool about your uncle.
Diaries shed light on plight of foreign nationals in Japan’s internment camps
Wonderful story!
Great story! Thank you for sharing it.
That’s a man.
My hat is off to both of you!
Pure, unadulterated BS!
Thank you for posting. Heartwarming story.
Here's some bullshit for you, genius. Posted earlier.
Please when you get the chance, thank him for doing his duty so courageously.
Here’s the story of Joseph Annello, the buddy he saved during the Korean War.
https://www.morethanaheadstone.org/all-stories/he-told-all-our-friends-i-was-dead
Amazing! The Korean War is under represented. Thank you for sharing and educating me. I will pass both links on to my friends.
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