| Birth: | 1916
Hawaii, USA | | Death: | Dec. 1, 1943, Italy | 
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private in Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion, US Army. On November 29, 1943, near Cerasuolo, Italy, about 40 enemy soldiers attacked the left flank of his platoon. When two German machine gunners advanced, he challenged them firing until his weapon was damaged. He secured another automatic rifle and continued to fire until he and his squad leader had killed about 20 enemy soldiers. Through a barrage of enemy gun fire he and the squad leader killed 10 more enemy. With only three enemy left, he charged forward, killed one, wounded another and captured the third. Pvt. Hasemoto was killed while repelling an enemy attack on December 1, 1943. On June 21, 2000, President Clinton awarded his Medal of Honor posthumously along with 21 other Asian Americans, 20 of whom were Japanese American WWII veterans. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Note: Entered the service from Hawaii. | | | Burial:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu
Honolulu County
Hawaii, USA
Plot: Section D, Grave 338 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Aug 20, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7781054 |
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