Miyahira Samuel Sadao

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Samuel Sadao Miyahira is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Samuel Sadao Miyahira

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

10104403

Unit:

5th Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1951-04-23

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Combat Infantryman Badge; Korean Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Prisoner of War Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Silver Star Medal; United Nations Service Medal

Comments:

Samuel Sadao Miyahira was born on November 15, 1931, in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. He was the son of Norma Higa. He served in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, as a Sergeant and Heavy Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

Sgt Miyahira was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Ukkalgye, South Korea, on April 23, 1951. He was presumed dead on March 16, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

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