Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Yoshiharu Edward Yoshida (30100628), Corporal, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on ** October 1943, in Italy. Corporal Yoshida, having been instructed to cover a certain road position, engaged three hostile armored reconnaissance cars which advanced towards his position. Permitting the leading vehicle to approach to within thirty-five yards of him, Corporal Yoshida fired upon it, inflicting considerable damage. His action, as well as the enemy's discovery of the presence of opposing forces, effected the retreat of the three vehicles, but at the same time evoked intense machine gun, artillery, and mortar fire. Nevertheless, Corporal Yoshida stuck to his post and prepared to fire in the event of another armored attack. The coolness and devotion to duty displayed by Corporal Yoshida in the face of grave danger was an inspiration to his comrades and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 48 (December 3, 1943)
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Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was born in Naalehu, Hawaii,
on June 17, 1918. He was the son of Kensuke and Shika (Masuko)
Yoshida. He was educated at Naalehu Elementary and
Intermediate School, Hawaii. Before entering the service, he was
employed by Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co., Hawaii, as a
mechanic.
In December of 1940, he was inducted into the Army at
Pahala, Hawaii (Serial number 30100628). He trained at Schofield
Barracks, Oahu; in Molokai; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; and Camp
Shelby, Mississippi. He served with the 299th Infantry Regiment
and the 100th Infantry Battalion, B Company, in the Hawaiian
Islands, United States, Algeria, and Italy. He was awarded the
Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign
Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and
the WWII Victory Medal.
Cpl Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was killed in action in Montefalcione, near Cassino, Italy,
while stopping a line of enemy armored cars in the Cassino to Anzio Campaign on January 24, 1944.
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Yoshiharu Edward Yoshida (30100628), Corporal, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on ** October 1943, in Italy. Corporal Yoshida, having been instructed to cover a certain road position, engaged three hostile armored reconnaissance cars which advanced towards his position. Permitting the leading vehicle to approach to within thirty-five yards of him, Corporal Yoshida fired upon it, inflicting considerable damage. His action, as well as the enemy's discovery of the presence of opposing forces, effected the retreat of the three vehicles, but at the same time evoked intense machine gun, artillery, and mortar fire. Nevertheless, Corporal Yoshida stuck to his post and prepared to fire in the event of another armored attack. The coolness and devotion to duty displayed by Corporal Yoshida in the face of grave danger was an inspiration to his comrades and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 48 (December 3, 1943)
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Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was born in Naalehu, Hawaii,
on June 17, 1918. He was the son of Kensuke and Shika (Masuko)
Yoshida. He was educated at Naalehu Elementary and
Intermediate School, Hawaii. Before entering the service, he was
employed by Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co., Hawaii, as a
mechanic.
In December of 1940, he was inducted into the Army at
Pahala, Hawaii (Serial number 30100628). He trained at Schofield
Barracks, Oahu; in Molokai; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; and Camp
Shelby, Mississippi. He served with the 299th Infantry Regiment
and the 100th Infantry Battalion, B Company, in the Hawaiian
Islands, United States, Algeria, and Italy. He was awarded the
Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign
Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and
the WWII Victory Medal.
Cpl Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was killed in action in Montefalcione, near Cassino, Italy,
while stopping a line of enemy armored cars in the Cassino to Anzio Campaign on January 24, 1944.
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Yoshiharu Edward Yoshida (30100628), Corporal, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on ** October 1943, in Italy. Corporal Yoshida, having been instructed to cover a certain road position, engaged three hostile armored reconnaissance cars which advanced towards his position. Permitting the leading vehicle to approach to within thirty-five yards of him, Corporal Yoshida fired upon it, inflicting considerable damage. His action, as well as the enemy's discovery of the presence of opposing forces, effected the retreat of the three vehicles, but at the same time evoked intense machine gun, artillery, and mortar fire. Nevertheless, Corporal Yoshida stuck to his post and prepared to fire in the event of another armored attack. The coolness and devotion to duty displayed by Corporal Yoshida in the face of grave danger was an inspiration to his comrades and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 48 (December 3, 1943)
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Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was born in Naalehu, Hawaii,
on June 17, 1918. He was the son of Kensuke and Shika (Masuko)
Yoshida. He was educated at Naalehu Elementary and
Intermediate School, Hawaii. Before entering the service, he was
employed by Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co., Hawaii, as a
mechanic.
In December of 1940, he was inducted into the Army at
Pahala, Hawaii (Serial number 30100628). He trained at Schofield
Barracks, Oahu; in Molokai; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; and Camp
Shelby, Mississippi. He served with the 299th Infantry Regiment
and the 100th Infantry Battalion, B Company, in the Hawaiian
Islands, United States, Algeria, and Italy. He was awarded the
Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign
Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and
the WWII Victory Medal.
Cpl Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was killed in action in Montefalcione, near Cassino, Italy,
while stopping a line of enemy armored cars in the Cassino to Anzio Campaign on January 24, 1944.
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Yoshiharu Edward Yoshida (30100628), Corporal, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on ** October 1943, in Italy. Corporal Yoshida, having been instructed to cover a certain road position, engaged three hostile armored reconnaissance cars which advanced towards his position. Permitting the leading vehicle to approach to within thirty-five yards of him, Corporal Yoshida fired upon it, inflicting considerable damage. His action, as well as the enemy's discovery of the presence of opposing forces, effected the retreat of the three vehicles, but at the same time evoked intense machine gun, artillery, and mortar fire. Nevertheless, Corporal Yoshida stuck to his post and prepared to fire in the event of another armored attack. The coolness and devotion to duty displayed by Corporal Yoshida in the face of grave danger was an inspiration to his comrades and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 48 (December 3, 1943)
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Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was born in Naalehu, Hawaii,
on June 17, 1918. He was the son of Kensuke and Shika (Masuko)
Yoshida. He was educated at Naalehu Elementary and
Intermediate School, Hawaii. Before entering the service, he was
employed by Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co., Hawaii, as a
mechanic.
In December of 1940, he was inducted into the Army at
Pahala, Hawaii (Serial number 30100628). He trained at Schofield
Barracks, Oahu; in Molokai; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; and Camp
Shelby, Mississippi. He served with the 299th Infantry Regiment
and the 100th Infantry Battalion, B Company, in the Hawaiian
Islands, United States, Algeria, and Italy. He was awarded the
Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign
Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and
the WWII Victory Medal.
Cpl Edward Yoshiharu Yoshida was killed in action in Montefalcione, near Cassino, Italy,
while stopping a line of enemy armored cars in the Cassino to Anzio Campaign on January 24, 1944.
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