Junwo “Jim” Yamashita,cerita lucah a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran who worked to ensure the public remembered the sacrifices of Nisei soldiers, passed away on Dec. 19 at home, following a brief illness. He was 93.
Yamashita was a charter member of the Americans of Japanese Ancestry World War II Memorial Alliance and served as the educational project manager since its creation in 1997.
For more than 20 years, Yamashita worked on the “Echoes of Silence” educational CD-ROM project. “Echoes of Silence” and the website www.ajawarvets.org contain the profiles of every killed-in-action (KIA) Nisei soldier along with their Caucasian officers. Yamashita led a team of volunteers who worked to collect data and photographs to ensure that the public never forgets that “freedom is not free.”
The 442nd Clubhouse in Honolulu honored Yamashita with its Kansha (Gratitude) Award during the group’s 65th anniversary in 2008 for his efforts to honor those who never made it home.
In 2011, he received the Japanese American Living Legacy Award for his commitment to serving the Japanese American community by participating in work that promotes the community’s legacy.
Yamashita was eager to share his experiences with younger generations of Japanese Americans. In October 2017, he was among the veterans to participate in the annual Spit and Polish event, where Japanese American high school students clean the Japanese American National War Memorial Court in Little Tokyo as a way to give back to the Japanese American community.
Born on May 20, 1924 in Santa Ana, Yamashita spent his formative years in Moapa Valley, Nev. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the newly formed 442nd RCT and was sent to Europe with the 442nd, I Company, 4th Platoon. He survived some of the worst battles in Europe, including the liberation of Bruyères and the rescue of the Texas “Lost Battalion” in Biffontaine.
Yamashita returned to the U.S. and relocated to California to attend a radio and television repair school. Upon graduation, he opened up a successful business from which he retired in 1992.
Yamashita helped organize the Suburban Optimists, SEYO (Southeast Youth Organization), 442nd Club of Southern California, and Americans of Japanese Ancestry World War II Memorial Alliance, among many others.
Memorial services will take place on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. in the SkyRose Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier.
Minoru Yasui Day March for Justice in Portland
'Tenet' had a good Labor Day box office. It's great news for COVID
Protests this summer were mostly peaceful and new data proves it
Flex your date
Still Fighting for Equal Justice
Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things': Movie review
Facebook launches TheFacebook...no wait, sorry, Facebook Campus
'Contagion' hits different 6 months into the pandemic
Muranaka Tapped to Lead Rafu as Senior Editor
Names like Tesla's 'Autopilot' are dangerously misleading, study shows
Two Gardena Police Officers Named in Federal Indictment
Trump doesn't seem to remember what his TikTok deadline actually is
The $80,000 Lucid Air: It'll be nice when we can drive it
Watch a shot
800 Traction Ave. Residents’ Final Evacuation Sale
The internet's roasting Eric Trump for not understanding that people Google anime
Facebook launches TheFacebook...no wait, sorry, Facebook Campus
Disney's 'Mulan' remake review: All honor, no heart
Celebration of Sawtelle Japantown
Peloton's new Bike+ is ready to make another fat dent in your wallet
'GTA 6' publisher lays off 5 percent of workforce, cancels gamesiPad Air 2024: No OLED, but it’s tipped to get this big display upgradeHow to watch 'The Jinx: Part Two': Release date and streaming dealsPS5 Pro: Controller, price, specs, release date, and other leaksHow to watch 'The Sympathizer': Release date and streaming dealsBayern Munich vs. Arsenal 2024 livestream: Watch Champions League for freeBest iMac deals: Save on M1 iMacs today at Best BuyTikTok ban passes the House (again), with a few major differencesApple quiet about its iPhone 'spyware attack' warnings — but the mystery may be solvedNew York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers 2024 livestream: Watch NBA playoffs for free Looks like Tom Hardy finally got his Leonardo DiCaprio tattoo after losing that bet Lorde thanked New Zealand for supporting female musicians by taking out a full Proof that we're all a little weird when we shop online Microsoft Surface: The Good, the Ugly and the Unknown Chrissy Teigen just shut down a backhanded compliment in the best way possible People are using face This woman's stunned reaction to seeing Beyoncé has become a glorious meme That really oily guy from the Olympics is going to compete in the Winter Games Trump's State of the Union slogan was used before... by Hillary Clinton J.K. Rowling tweets crucial advice for writers
0.1439s , 9881.9140625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【cerita lucah】OBITUARY: Jim Yamashita, 93; 442nd Veteran Chronicled Lives of KIA Soldiers,Global Hot Topic Analysis
