His buddy gets shot in the spine and they have to convince him to go to the doctor rather than continue fighting with his friends. What a group of absolute badasses.
My uncle my grandma brother was part of K company and I had another uncle part of the 100th battalion. Crazy to hear him say that the Germans was focused on those two companies and then to think about “ho my uncles was there”
@@johnarmstrong472 oh I never heard of that book. My uncle passed away when I was really young, I only started to learn about what he did when I got into high school. I wouldn’t doubt that they were. Because my uncle was really Kolohe growing up I heard. My grandma never told me any stories about his tiem in the war because when he came home the first thing he said “I do not want to talk about what happen”
@@johnarmstrong472 There's a book, "The Derelicts of Company K," by Shibutani Tamotsu. It's about the Nisei draftees who entered training after the War with Germany was over, and they had to learn Japanese. It was a tough road for all involved. The book has funny moments; the way guys swear hasn't changed a lot.
He wiped them out. Using a BAR. They were shooting at him, close quarters. So he killed them all. Though they even wounded him too. Still, he just wiped them out.
He did not receive the Army Medal of Honor until June 21, 2000, after Congress ordered a review of Distinguished Service Cross awards to minority soldiers for racial bias that prevented the awarding of the Medal of Honor. Fortunately, Hajiro lived long enough to attend the awards ceremony. About two-thirds of the bias victims did not.
That is correct. Only Sadao Munemori was originally awarded the Medal of Honor. He covered a grenade with his body to save his comrades. I believe Congress reviewed all the records and there was even one Bronze Star which was elevated to MOH. So of the 58 Distinguished Service Cross, 19 elevated to MOH. 1 Bronze Star to MOH. So 21 total. One Bronze Star elevated to Silver Star too.
Important, but small, correction. Congress did not review the records, it ordered the Army and Navy to do so. Incredibly, the Navy found no instances of racial bias, which means that Doris Miller of the USS West Virginia was passed over twice (to cite a well-known example).
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His buddy gets shot in the spine and they have to convince him to go to the doctor rather than continue fighting with his friends. What a group of absolute badasses.
As a retired USAF Chief, I salute Barney Hajiro for his heroic actions in that battle.
Much respect. Thank you, Mr. Hajiro.
Its unimaginable the amount of bravery and commitment these men possessed! Its an honor to be able to hear their stories.
Awesome.....God Bless the 442nd..
"To heck with that" this man really is the badass!!!😎
These dudes were really amazing.
A heritage of honor and incredible bravery. Hollywood, what are you waiting for?
My uncle my grandma brother was part of K company and I had another uncle part of the 100th battalion. Crazy to hear him say that the Germans was focused on those two companies and then to think about “ho my uncles was there”
Was it true they were rebellious? Wasn't there a book "The Boys from Company K"?
@@johnarmstrong472 oh I never heard of that book. My uncle passed away when I was really young, I only started to learn about what he did when I got into high school.
I wouldn’t doubt that they were. Because my uncle was really Kolohe growing up I heard. My grandma never told me any stories about his tiem in the war because when he came home the first thing he said “I do not want to talk about what happen”
@@daytonsupebedia3468 Wow, quite a military family! You must be Hawaiian, because of "kolohe" - I don't know what that means, though I could guess!
Naughty...
@@johnarmstrong472 There's a book, "The Derelicts of Company K," by Shibutani Tamotsu. It's about the Nisei draftees who entered training after the War with Germany was over, and they had to learn Japanese. It was a tough road for all involved. The book has funny moments; the way guys swear hasn't changed a lot.
Thank you sir for your service
He wiped them out.
Using a BAR.
They were shooting at him, close quarters.
So he killed them all.
Though they even wounded him too. Still, he just wiped them out.
Damn. Mf just casually said, oh yea, these dudes stood there and wanted to surrender. But i cut them down. What a unit.
Love this guy! Lots of balls! HERO!
I met a 442nd WWII Vet
What an honor that must have been!
Talks like a true soljah from the 'hood... eh? eh? eh? May God richly bless Mr. Hajiro.
A man name Barney sure would make a good drinking buddy....Respect Sir! Thank You!!!
Shiro Kashino, we bought all our Ford cars from Kash. My father was in the Pacific with MIS Seattle boy John D Ishii United States Army
He did not receive the Army Medal of Honor until June 21, 2000, after Congress ordered a review of Distinguished Service Cross awards to minority soldiers for racial bias that prevented the awarding of the Medal of Honor. Fortunately, Hajiro lived long enough to attend the awards ceremony. About two-thirds of the bias victims did not.
That is correct. Only Sadao Munemori was originally awarded the Medal of Honor. He covered a grenade with his body to save his comrades.
I believe Congress reviewed all the records and there was even one Bronze Star which was elevated to MOH.
So of the 58 Distinguished Service Cross, 19 elevated to MOH.
1 Bronze Star to MOH.
So 21 total.
One Bronze Star elevated to Silver Star too.
Important, but small, correction. Congress did not review the records, it ordered the Army and Navy to do so. Incredibly, the Navy found no instances of racial bias, which means that Doris Miller of the USS West Virginia was passed over twice (to cite a well-known example).
Onaga died during this action