Hiroshi Miyamura facts for kids
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Miyamura.
Hiroshi H. Miyamura (born October 6, 1925), also known as Hershey Miyamura, was a United States Army soldier. He received the Medal of Honor because of his actions in the Korean War.
Early life
Miyamura was born in Gallup, New Mexico to Japanese immigrant parents. He is a Nisei, which means that he is a second generation Japanese-American.
Soldier
Miyamura joined the US Army in January 1945.
Miyamura volunteered to be part of the all-Nisei 100th Infantry Battalion. This army unit was mostly made up of Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland.
After the end of World War II, he became part of the U.S. Army Reserve. He was called to active duty in the Korean War. He was a prisoner of war for 28 months.
Namesake
Miyamura is the namesake of an area in Gallup, New Mexico. The Hiroshi H. Miyamura High School is named after him.
An I-40 highway interchange is also named after him. It is also called the Miyamura Overpass.
Related pages
- List of living Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Asian American Medal of Honor recipients
Images for kids
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Miyamura, with his wife and granddaughter at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 2010
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Miyamura at the promotion ceremony of his granddaughter in 2019
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See also
In Spanish: Hiroshi H. Miyamura para niños
