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Service , Sacrifice and Loyalty
Historic medal
tour honors
Japanese-Americans
The Oregon History Museum in Portland
has been chosen as one of seven museums
in the United States to host a Congressional
Gold Medal exhibit in honor of Japanese-
American veterans of World War II.
Presented by the Smithsonian and the
National Veterans Network, the exhibit will
run in Portland for several weeks this coming
August and September.
Despite the fact that many of their parents
and family members were held in internment
camps during World War II, over 19,000
Japanese American soldiers served in U.S.
The Congressional Gold Medal awarded
to Japanese-American World War II
veterans by Congress in 2011.
military units.
To recognize their service, sacrifice and
loyalty, less than two years ago, Congress
awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to
the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regi­
mental Combat Team, and the Military Intel­
ligence Service.
"The awarding of the Congressional Gold
Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion, the
442nd Regimental Combat Team and the
A historical photo from World War II shows Brigadier Frank D. Merrill with two Nisei interpreters, Technical Sergeant Herbert
Miyasaki and Technical Sergeant Akiji Yoshimura.
Military Intelligence Service was a very proud
and emotional day for Japanese-Americans,”
said Lynn Longfellow, executive director of
the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, advocates of
Japanese-American history and culture and
co-sponsors of the exhibit.
“We are delighted to partner with the
Oregon History Museum in bringing the
M edal to the Pacific N orthw est," said
Longfellow.
Commonly known as the "Go for Broke"
regiments, the 100th and 442nd are one of the
most highly decorated units in U. S. military
history, having earned more than 4,000 Purple
Hearts, 560 Silver Stars, seven Presidential
Unit Citations and 21 Medals of Honor.
The tour of the Medal will begin at the
National World War II Museum in New Or-
Ieans in January, and will travel to Honolulu,
Los Angeles, and San Francisco before being
displayed at the Oregon History Museum.
After leaving Portland, the Congressional
Gold Medal will travel to museums in Chi­
cago and Houston before concluding the
national tour on permanent display at the
Smithsonian's National Museum of Ameri­
can History in Washington, D.C.
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