daniel inouye
Daniel Inouye(September 7, 1924 ~ December 17, 2012) was one of the prominent member of the Diet for about 50 years since 1963. As Asian American, the rank he had gotten was the highest ranking, which is the third place of United States presidential line of succession.
During WWII he joined to the U.S. Army and got many plenty of honors. The last grade was captain.
The Hero of 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Daniel joined to the U.S Army right after the attack on Pearl Harbor to participate in medical support activity in Hawaii. Although in the process of staying in army, he was appointed to join to 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
On April 21, 1945, at the fight with Germany armies in Italy, he lost his right arm by heroic deed. However he got Medal of Honor and the other decorations when he went back to his home country, and this made him to be called "The real hero of 442nd Regimental Combat Team."
During WWII he joined to the U.S. Army and got many plenty of honors. The last grade was captain.
The Hero of 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Daniel joined to the U.S Army right after the attack on Pearl Harbor to participate in medical support activity in Hawaii. Although in the process of staying in army, he was appointed to join to 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
On April 21, 1945, at the fight with Germany armies in Italy, he lost his right arm by heroic deed. However he got Medal of Honor and the other decorations when he went back to his home country, and this made him to be called "The real hero of 442nd Regimental Combat Team."
As his squad distracted the third machine gunner, Inouye crawled toward the final bunker, eventually drawing within 10 yards. As he raised himself up and cocked his arm to throw his last grenade into the fighting position, a German inside the bunker fired a rifle granade that struck him on the right elbow, severing most of his arm and leaving his own primed grenade reflexively "clenched in a fist that suddenly didn't belong to me anymore". Inouye's horrified soldiers moved to his aid, but he shouted for them to keep back out of fear his severed fist would involuntarily relax and drop the grenade. While the German inside the bunker reloaded his rifle, Inouye pried the live grenade from his useless right hand and transferred it to his left. As the German aimed his rifle to finish him off, Inouye tossed the grenade into the bunker and destroyed it. He stumbled to his feet and continued forward, silencing the last German resistance with a one-handed burst from his Thompson before being wounded in the leg and tumbling unconscious to the bottom of the ridge. When he awoke to see the concerned men of his platoon hovering over him, his only comment before being carried away was to gruffly order them to return to their positions, since, as he pointed out, "nobody called off the war!"
_____Risjord, Norman K. (2006). Giants in their time: representative americans from the Jazz age to Cold War. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 180.
Effort as a senator
After giving up his dream to be a doctor, he was elected for a member of an assembly of state of Hawaii. In the process of getting steps up as politician, he put so much efforts on changing Japanese American's treatment better, and to be a suspension bridge between Japan and U.S., as a Japanese American.
On December17, 2012, he died by respiratory complication in the hospital of Maryland. The last word he said was "Aloha".
President Obama mentioned "we lost a real hero." and "Braveness he showed was respected by many people" about his death.
On August, 2013, Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to him.
After giving up his dream to be a doctor, he was elected for a member of an assembly of state of Hawaii. In the process of getting steps up as politician, he put so much efforts on changing Japanese American's treatment better, and to be a suspension bridge between Japan and U.S., as a Japanese American.
On December17, 2012, he died by respiratory complication in the hospital of Maryland. The last word he said was "Aloha".
President Obama mentioned "we lost a real hero." and "Braveness he showed was respected by many people" about his death.
On August, 2013, Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to him.