#SadaoMunemori
Today we remember Private First Class #SadaoMunemori (August 17, 1922 – April 5, 1945), who made the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow soldiers and became the first #JapaneseAmerican to receive the #MedalofHonor during WWII.

#GoForBroke #442ndRCT
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In Italy, he destroyed two enemy machine gun nests — then threw himself onto a grenade to save his men.

He was just 22.

Learn more at: quietamericans.com

#QuietAmericans #SadaoMunemori #MedalOfHonor #WWIIHistory #JapaneseAmericanHistory #AAPIHistory #NeverForget #OnThisDay

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Quiet Americans
Uncovering Japanese American stories: History. Injustice. Resistance. Achievements. Remembering those who built, fought, and endured.
quietamericans.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“Ironically, the Japanese-American troops rescued and cared for Jewish victims of the Nazi death camps, even as their own families were still detained in U.S. internment camps.” #GoForBrokeDay #SadaoMunemori #DismantleWhiteSupremacy
The Japanese Americans who helped liberate Dachau knew the shared history of anti-Jewish and anti-Asian hate - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
On the 76th anniversary of the camp's liberation, we celebrate the deep history and friendship shared by the Jewish- and Asian-American communities.
www.jta.org
April 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM