The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous ...
The men were among 31 soldiers killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan ...
Nearly eight decades later, five Hawaii soldiers who died near the end of World War II were honored in a Purple Heart ...
S Missouri, purple hearts were posthumously awarded to these five island sons ... They were never awarded the Purple Heart, that is until now. “Shame on us for not recognizing that before ...
Aug. 13, 1945 when their plane crashed during World War II. For years, only two victims had received Purple Hearts.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- The families of five Hawaii ... posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash ...