The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous ...

The men were among 31 soldiers killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan ...

Aug. 13, 1945 when their plane crashed during World War II. For years, only two victims had received Purple Hearts.

Nearly eight decades later, five Hawaii soldiers who died near the end of World War II were honored in a Purple Heart ...

WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II have ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — 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 ...

Wilfred Ikemoto holds a photo of his older brother, Haruyuki Ikemoto, and the Purple Heart medal posthumously awarded to him, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Friday, May 10, 2024. The families of five ...