California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
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Plaque mounted at the base of the obelisk In Sacred Memory This memorial is reverently placed here be the Japanese American Community, under the auspices of the Southern California Burial and Memorial Committee, in memory of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought, suffered, and died in World War II that liberty, justice, and equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness might come to all democratic and peace-loving people everywhere regardless of race, creed, color or national origin.
Plaque mounted at the left side of obelisk:
"Those who lie here gave their lives that this country, beset my its enemies, might win out of their sacrifice, victory and peace. We, who are in their debt, salute them."
Signature of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General of the Army, U.S.A.
Yoshiharu N. Aoyama • Frank N. Arikawa • Hiroo H. Endo • Arthur M. Fukuoka • George Gushiken • Stanley K. Hayami • Joe H. Hayashi • Minoru Ishida • Joe Y. Kadoyama • John S. Kanazawa • Frank Kanda • James S. Karatsu • Yasuo Kenmotsu • Paul T. Kimura • Paul T. Kitsuse • Shaw Kojaku • Nobuo Komoto • Henry M. Condo • Harry F. Madokoro • Kiyoshi K. Muranaga • John S. Kimura
These Sons From the Battlefields are Buried Elsewhere. John Akimoto • Victor Akimota Ted T. Fujioka • Henry T. Furushiro • Teruo Hozaki • Two names obstructed by grass • John J. Kato • George Kawano • Ben Masaoka • Kazud Masuda • John Ogawa • Two names obstructed by grass
Plaque mounted on the right side of obelisk:
"The soldiers who lie here symbolize the loyalty and courage of Nisei Troops under my wartime command in Italy. I salute them. May they rest in honored peace".
Signature of Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark
General, U.S.A.
Sadao S. Munemori • Robert K. Nakasaki • Tom T. Nishimoto • Katsu Okida • Susumu Okura • Calvin T. Saito • George S. Saito • Atsushi Sakamoto • Masao Shigezane • Akira R. Shimatsu • Joe A. Shiomichi • Shigeo Tabuchi • Iwoa A. Takahashi • Kei Tanahashi • Ted T. Tanouye • Theodore T. Tezuka • Harry H. Tokushima • Mitsuru Yeto • Tatsuo Yoshizaki
These Sons From the Battlefields are Buried Elsewhere. Lloyd Onouye • William Samonji • George M. Shikata • Togo Sugiyama • Katsumi Y. Sase • Isao Tsuno • Tsuyoshi Yamamoto • Fred S. Yasuda • Hitoshi Yonemura • Makoto Yoshihara • Thomas T. Yamazaki
Plaque mounted at the far left of the monument:
Korean War Dead 1950 to '53 Samuel A. Fujii • Kenichi Hamaguchi • Aranari Hiraga • Louis M. Hirata • Tomio Honda • Takeshi Inouye • Tetsuo Kunitomi • Shigetoshi Kusuda • Shozo Kuwahara • Jimmy Mayemura • Kiyoshi Mine • Wataru Nakamura • Dick S. Nakashimi • Muneo Ohye • Ray Ito
Plaque mounted at the far right of the monument:
Korean War Dead 1950 to ‘53 Takaki Nishihara • Tohoru Nishikawa • Tadashi Obana • Edward Oshiro • Bill M. Otomo • Robert Shinde • Toru T. Takai • Oasmu Tamura • Yukio Tanouye • Archie M. Uno • Takaya Uragami • Joichi Yamashita • Don Yumori • Hiroshi Shibao • Tohoru T. Takai
(Asian Americans • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Plaque mounted at the base of the obelisk In Sacred Memory This memorial is reverently placed here be the Japanese American Community, under the auspices of the Southern California Burial and Memorial Committee, in memory of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought, suffered, and died in World War II that liberty, justice, and equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness might come to all democratic and peace-loving people everywhere regardless of race, creed, color or national origin.
Plaque mounted at the left side of obelisk:
"Those who lie here gave their lives that this country, beset my its enemies, might win out of their sacrifice, victory and peace. We, who are in their debt, salute them."
Signature of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General of the Army, U.S.A.
Yoshiharu N. Aoyama • Frank N. Arikawa • Hiroo H. Endo • Arthur M. Fukuoka • George Gushiken • Stanley K. Hayami • Joe H. Hayashi • Minoru Ishida • Joe Y. Kadoyama • John S. Kanazawa • Frank Kanda • James S. Karatsu • Yasuo Kenmotsu • Paul T. Kimura • Paul T. Kitsuse • Shaw Kojaku • Nobuo Komoto • Henry M. Condo • Harry F. Madokoro • Kiyoshi K. Muranaga • John S. Kimura
These Sons From the Battlefields are Buried Elsewhere. John Akimoto • Victor Akimota Ted T. Fujioka • Henry T. Furushiro • Teruo Hozaki • Two names obstructed by grass • John J. Kato • George Kawano • Ben Masaoka • Kazud Masuda • John Ogawa • Two names obstructed by grass
Plaque mounted on the right side of obelisk:
"The soldiers who lie here symbolize the loyalty and courage of Nisei Troops under my wartime command in Italy. I salute them. May they rest in honored peace".
Signature of Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark
General, U.S.A.
Sadao S. Munemori • Robert K. Nakasaki • Tom T. Nishimoto • Katsu Okida • Susumu Okura • Calvin T. Saito • George S. Saito • Atsushi Sakamoto • Masao Shigezane • Akira R. Shimatsu • Joe A. Shiomichi • Shigeo Tabuchi • Iwoa A. Takahashi • Kei Tanahashi • Ted T. Tanouye • Theodore T. Tezuka • Harry H. Tokushima • Mitsuru Yeto • Tatsuo Yoshizaki
These Sons From the Battlefields are Buried Elsewhere. Lloyd Onouye • William Samonji • George M. Shikata • Togo Sugiyama • Katsumi Y. Sase • Isao Tsuno • Tsuyoshi Yamamoto • Fred S. Yasuda • Hitoshi Yonemura • Makoto Yoshihara • Thomas T. Yamazaki
Plaque mounted at the far left of the monument:
Korean War Dead 1950 to '53 Samuel A. Fujii • Kenichi Hamaguchi • Aranari Hiraga • Louis M. Hirata • Tomio Honda • Takeshi Inouye • Tetsuo Kunitomi • Shigetoshi Kusuda • Shozo Kuwahara • Jimmy Mayemura • Kiyoshi Mine • Wataru Nakamura • Dick S. Nakashimi • Muneo Ohye • Ray Ito
Plaque mounted at the far right of the monument:
Korean War Dead 1950 to ‘53 Takaki Nishihara • Tohoru Nishikawa • Tadashi Obana • Edward Oshiro • Bill M. Otomo • Robert Shinde • Toru T. Takai • Oasmu Tamura • Yukio Tanouye • Archie M. Uno • Takaya Uragami • Joichi Yamashita • Don Yumori • Hiroshi Shibao • Tohoru T. Takai
(Asian Americans • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.