ALLAN MASAHARU OHATA (1918-77)
US Army, 100th Infantry Battalion
Staff Sergeant
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Military Honors: Distinguished Service Cross; Medal of Honor
Service: Allan was the son of Japanese immigrants and had seven siblings. One month before Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was inducted into the Army in Hawaiʻi, and eventually assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion. His heroism in Cerasuolo, Italy earned him a Distinguished Service Cross and posthumously, a Medal of Honor.
Post-War: Allan left the Army, went back to school, and earned a degree in engineering. He worked for Northrop Aircraft and Lockheed Missile and Space Company in California. He rarely talked about the war, and most of his later friends did not even know he served in the war until after he died.