Five Hawaiian men, who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists in World War II, were posthumously awarded Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after their deaths in a plane crash in Okinawa during the final days of the conflict. The medals were presented to their families on Friday, recognizing the soldiers' service and sacrifice. Representative Ed Case mentioned his years of work with the Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaiʻi to secure these honors.
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during WWII received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash. https://t.co/W0Jof3lKym
Five Hawaii men, who served as Japanese-language linguists, received the medals posthumously decades after they died in the final moments of WWII. https://t.co/cUMU28XKq0
The families of 5 Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during WWII received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly 8 decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash. https://t.co/TC3GLxI6qc
Five Hawaiian men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II were recognized with posthumous Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after their plane crashed in the final days of the conflict. https://t.co/zg0lU0N9o6
Deeply gratifying and humbling: I worked years with the Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaiʻi to have posthumous Purple Hearts awarded to five Japanese-American linguists from Hawaiʻi who died in a plane crash in Okinawa at the very end of World War Two… (1/2) https://t.co/WSZsYTsu7T
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday. https://t.co/ZGSbEalOF3
WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash https://t.co/RAzYwnZneT https://t.co/ARexwwdfxZ