Joe M. Nishimoto

Joe M. Nishimoto

Infobox Military Person
name=Joe M. Nishimoto
born=
died= death date|1944|11|15|1920
placeofbirth=Fresno, California
placeofdeath=
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
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rank=Private First Class
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unit=442nd Regimental Combat Team
battles=World War II
awards=Medal of Honor
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laterwork=Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto (1920 – November 15, 1944) was a member of the highly decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team which served in the European theater during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor in the United States, in 1998 by President Bill Clinton for his actions on Nov. 7, 1944, near La Houssiere, France. His Medal of Honor citation reads as follows:

"After three days of unsuccessful attempts by his company to dislodge the enemy from a strongly defended ridge, Private First Class Nishimoto, as acting squad leader, boldly crawled forward through a heavily mined and booby-trapped area. Spotting a machine gun nest, he hurled a grenade and destroyed the emplacement. Then, circling to the rear of another machine gun position, he fired his submachine gun at point-blank range, killing one gunner and wounding another. Pursuing two enemy riflemen, Private First Class Nishimoto killed one, while the other hastily retreated. Continuing his determined assault, he drove another machine gun crew from its position. The enemy, with their key strong points taken, were forced to withdraw from this sector." [http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30011.pdf]

Nishimoto was killed in action November 15, 1944.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

References

[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2000/n07102000_20007102.html Defense Link]

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