KAZUO OTANI (1918-44)
US Army, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Staff Sergeant
Place of Birth: Visalia, California
Military Honors: Bronze Star; Distinguished Service Cross; Purple Heart; Medal of Honor
Service: Kazuo’s parents immigrated from Japan and the family was interned at the Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona. He received his Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism in Italy where he was killed in action trying to save a fellow American soldier.
Post-War: Kazuo died in action on July 14, 1944, near Pieve di Santa Luce, Italy, where he exposed himself to enemy fire and saved a wounded solider.
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