Wednesday Oct 31 2012
Placer’s Japanese American vets to be honored
By: Anne Stokes, Placer Herald correspondent
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
Veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin point himself out in a group photo of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team / 100th Infantry Battalion. The unit, who's motto was "Go For Broke" (meaning to go all out) was comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin point himself out in a group photo of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team / 100th Infantry Battalion. The unit, who's motto was "Go For Broke" (meaning to go all out) was comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin pictured as a 19 year old soldier in Leghorn, Italy in October of 1945. Kamada served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin pictured as a 19 year old soldier in Leghorn, Italy in October of 1945. Kamada served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
WWII veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
Veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin was 19 years old when he fought in WWII with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Veteran Norman Kamada of Rocklin was 19 years old when he fought in WWII with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Anne Stokes/Placer Herald
WWII veteran Norman Kamada was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2011 for his service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
WWII veteran Norman Kamada was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2011 for his service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an entire unit comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American soldiers, and considered to be the most highly decorated unit in American military history.
Krissi Khokhobashvili/Placer Herald
Rocklin resident Frank Kageta displays the Congressional Gold Medal he was awarded in 2011 for his service in World War II.
Rocklin resident Frank Kageta displays the Congressional Gold Medal he was awarded in 2011 for his service in World War II.