WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash
by Audrey McAvoy
May 11, 2024
3 minutes
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict.
“I don’t have words. I’m just overwhelmed,” Wilfred Ikemoto said as he choked up while speaking of the belated honor given to his older
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