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The Armys decision to grant these promotions was based on documentation and research provided by the University of Hawaii Army ROTC program and the review process requested by the Hawaii congressional delegation.long-overdue step to recognize these brave men who served our country and fought alongside their fellow Americans on the battlefield in WWII.

1944 in the vicinity of Port Piombino.Akio NishikawaDaniel BetsuiGrover NagajiHiroichi TomitaHoward UrabeJenhatsu ChinenRobert MurataWASHINGTON – Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll has posthumously promoted seven Nisei soldiers from the Territory of Hawaii and former University of Hawaii Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to the rank of second lieutenant.He was killed in action on July 11.

Italy during the Rome-Arno Campaign.1941 and transitioned into the Hawaii Territorial Guard.

He was killed in action on July 12.

They were not commissioned as officers at the time of their deaths due to their earlier expulsion from the ROTC program.to reports of a man down on tracks shared by Metro’s B (Red) and D (Purple) train lines.

according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiners Office and the Los Angeles Fire Departmentaccording to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiners Office and the Los Angeles Fire Department.

It was unclear how Nishikawa ended up on the tracks and an autopsy was scheduledThree separate tea ceremony demonstrations were held.