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Jap-American HernThe Veteran? of Foreurn Wars post ‘General William Starke Rosecrans st Gardina, California, has banned the names of Japanese-American soldiers from its service plaque. This means that a soldier receiving the second highest military medal in the USA wifi be barred from recognition by the VFW at GardinaHe is Kiyoshi Muranaga of Gardina, killed in action fighting with the American army In Italy. Muranap* was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, for heroism. Single-handed. Private Muranga manned a mortar in front of his own lines, and dueled with the German 88 field piece which was imperiling the American force*.So heroically did Private Muranaga fight with his one mortar against the big German gun that :he enemy was forced to retreat. Private Muranaga stuck by his gun until he was killed. Now the Veterans of Foreign Wars In his home town will not include his name on their list of local heroes.
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 21, 1944
Page 27
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