Tsunoda Sueo

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Sueo Tsunoda is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Japanese-American Troops in the Korean War Monument

Name:

Sueo Tsunoda

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

30126369

Unit:

5th Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1951-05-19

State:

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Section P

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Silver Star

Comments:

Sueo Tsunoda was born on March 29, 1925. He served in the Headquarters and Service Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, as a Sergeant and Medical Aidman during the Korean War.

Sgt Tsunoda was Killed in Action on May 19, 1951, in South Korea. He is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Silver Star Citation:
(Citation Needed) � SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Sueo Tsunoda (ASN: RA-30126369), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. Sergeant Tsunoda was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Poegwul Li, South Korea. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

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