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Clovis City CommissionCity honoree Dr Roy Ebihara. who's been welcomed “back to the homestead for this year's Pioneer Days celebration, shared some surprise information about his family during the Clovis City Commission meeting Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Library.Ebihara s older brother. Hiroshi Ebihara, served in the Army during World War II; ironically, in Japan, where U S Hiroshi was born Another brother, Ben. served as a combat engineer during the Korean War.Roy Ebihara, 80, also served in the Army, but remained at White Sands, where he tested the effectiveness of air missiles The commission proclaimed today as Dr. Roy Ebihara Day. When he approached the lectern, Ebihara. a member of Clovis Japanese colony, turned to the audience Looking directly at members of American Legion Post 25, he said that members of his own family had fought for America's cause.Ebihara said his brother Hiroshi — also known as Hank — was his only sibling to not be born in the U.S. Hank was 2 years old when his father, already in the U.S., sent for Hiroshi and his mother.Hiroshi was a member of counter-intelligence forces in Japan Although not entirely sure of what Hiroshi did due to the secrecy involved with the position, Roy Ebihara said the family assumed Hiroshi's job was to ensure that Japanese military leaders were court-martialed.Ebihara said his brother Ben was wounded incombat.The Ebihara family, along with other members of Clovis Japanese colony, were evacuated from Clovis following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec7. 1941.Roy Ebihara, a retired optometrist currently residing m Ohio, has returned to his birthplace to accept an acknowledgment of what happened and an apology from the city.We accept the apology wholeheartedly.1’ Ebiharasaid He attended the meeting with his wife, Aiko. and fellow colony members Lillian and Fred Kimura Ebihara and the Kimuras will serve as honorary Grand Marshals during today s Pioneer Parade onMain
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