SADAO S. MUNEMORI (1922-45)
US Army, 100th Infantry Battalion
Private First Class
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Military Honor: Medal of Honor
Service: A teenager Sadao was banned from a public swimming pool because of his Japanese ethnicity. At age twenty, his family was interned in Manzanar because they were Japanese. Sadao died fighting for America in Italy; he dived on top of a grenade to save the lives of his fellow American soldiers. His mother’s blood-stained photo was found among his personal belongings.
Post-War: Sadao was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism in action when fighting against the enemy to rescue the “Lost Battalion” in Seravezza, Italy.