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1Niseis FinallyWin Their DueIn Hood RiveriHOOD RIVER., Oreg.,—In Hood River, Ore., a Nisei recently wasburied with honors — in the city where Nisei names once were stricken from the war’s honorroll.The body of Frank Hachiya, 25,EverybodyCOMETDirenative of Oregon's fruit growing valleys, holder of the silver star for gallantry, was sent home fromUiattilt;laLevte. IThe American Legion, which inwar time bitterness struck fromthe honor roll of county servicethecmsehaantoScmen the names of Japanese Americans, joined w-ith Veterans of Foreign Wars in conductingthe services.Hachiya died on Leyte to get information on Japanese positions ahead of advancing American troops. He crawled back to his lines, mortally wounded but he had the information.Pallbearers were his childhood fnends — Japanese - Americanshi:Uilike himself. One of them, too,holds the silver star. All are veterans. Among honorary pallbearers were former Gov. Charles A. Sprague, bankers, and educators.Hachiy's father, Junkichi Hachiya, went back to his former home from Chicago for the rites. His mother and a brother are in Okayama, Japan, where they went several years before the war. Frank went, too, but returned in 19S8 to complete his schooling at nearby Odell High School.
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 11, 1948
Page 18
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