Hiroshi Miyamura
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1925–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura (Japanese: 宮村 浩, October 6, 1925 – November 29, 2022) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest award for valor, for his actions during the Korean War. He was one of the last two surviving Medal of Honor recipients of the Korean War, along with Ralph Puckett Jr.[1][2] While he was held as a prisoner of war, the award was classified as top secret.
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura | |
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Nickname(s) | Hershey |
Born | (1925-10-06)October 6, 1925 Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 97) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Buried | Sunset Memorial Park Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1945–1953 |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
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Other work | Automobile mechanic and service station owner |
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