Hiroshi Miyamura, Medal of Honor recipient from Korean War, dies at 97. He was the first living Japanese American, and the second overall, to receive the country’s highest award for valor.

Former US Army corporal and Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura has died, according to a news release from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. He was 97 years old ...

Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, a Korean War veteran who received a U.S Medal of Honor, has died at the age of 97. Miyamura was recognized as a hero who saved his squad members.

Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura is a hero in so many ways, receiving the Medal of Honor. Miyamura's military honors are displayed on the walls of a museum, but how he got there was a battle in itself.

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Hiroshi Miyamura wearing his Medal of Honor in 2019. He had been a squad leader in the Third Infantry Division in an integrated Army, the military having been desegregated after World War II.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, the son of Japanese immigrants who was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for holding off an attack to allow an American squad to withdraw during ...

FILE - People stand to honor Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi Miyamura, center, during a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 11, 2014.

Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, the son of Japanese immigrants who was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for actions in the Korean War, has died.