Placer County will pay tribute to its Japanese American World War II veterans Nov. 10 at a ceremony recognizing all who received the Congressional Gold Medal and Bronze Star Medal ...
A single ticket drawn by Placer County Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery during last month’s Veterans Day luncheon led to a dramatic and surprising gift.
The winning ticket-holder ...
Two Rocklin men joined thousands of Japanese-Americans who fought in the fiercest battles of World War II for an overdue thank you from their country.
Nearly seven decades after t ...
A Placer County contingent of Japanese-American combat veterans was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday to receive Congressional Gold Medals for their service in World War II with the 4 ...
It was a day 67 years in the making.
On Wednesday Placer County officials and members of the Japanese American Citizens League unveiled the first phase of a monument to honor the ...
Frank Kageta said he felt like he always had something to prove.
The Japanese-American combat veteran had been confined in a U.S. internment camp following the bombing of Pearl H ...
