1. Sadao Munemori was a United States Army soldier and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, after he sacrificed his life to save those of his fellow soldiers at Seravezza, Italy during World War II.
10 Facts About Sadao Munemori
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Sadao Munemori was born in Los Angeles, California to Japanese immigrant parents Kametaro and Nawa Sadao Munemori.
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Sadao Munemori was a Nisei, a second generation Japanese American.
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Sadao Munemori grew up in the suburb of Glendale and graduated from Abraham Lincoln Senior High School in 1940 before becoming an auto mechanic.
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Sadao Munemori had volunteered for the US Army in November 1941, one month before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and he was inducted in February 1942.
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When Japanese American soldiers were allowed to reenter active service in March 1943, Sadao Munemori volunteered to be part of the all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Sadao Munemori was sent to Camp Shelby in January 1944 and, after completing his combat training three months later, joined the 100th Battalion in the European Theater.
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Private First Class Sadao Munemori fought with great gallantry and intrepidity near Seravezza, Italy.
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Sadao Munemori arose into the withering fire, dived for the grenade, and smothered its blast with his body.