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Joe M. Nishimoto
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Private First Class Joe Nishimoto
Born (1919-02-21)February 21, 1919
Fresno, California
Died November 15, 1944(1944-11-15) (aged 25)
near La Houssière, France   †
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Seal of the United States Department of War.png United States Army
Years of service 1943 - 1944
Rank US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class
Unit 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Medal of Honor

Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto (February 21, 1919 – November 15, 1944) was a United States Army soldier. He is best known for receiving the Medal of Honor because of his actions in World War II.

Early life

Nishimoto was born in California to Japanese immigrant parents. He was a Nisei, which means that he was a second generation Japanese-American.

He was interned at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas,

Soldier

Nishimoto joined the US Army in October 1943.

Nishimoto 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.

For his actions in November 1944, Nishimoto was awarded the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).

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