Captain Allan M. Ohata received the Medal of Honor for service in the U.S. Army, Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cerasuolo, Italy, November 29-30, 1943. Ohata and four others were ordered to protect the platoon from an attacking force of forty men. With disregard for his own safety, Ohata moved among the men offering assistance, as needed, and stopping the attack. Later, Ohata repelled another attack by fourteen.After Congress authorized a re-examination of commendations received by minority servicemen, twenty-one Asian Americans who received the Distinguished Service Cross were belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor in 2000. His award was posthumous. Ohata died in 1977.

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Ohata's obituary from the Honolulu Star Bulletin, October 19, 1977.

Ohata's obituary from the Honolulu Star Bulletin October 19, 1977

Photos of Ohata and other Medal of Honor Recipients from the Honolulu Advertiser June 21, 2000.

Photos of Ohata and other medal of honor recipients in the Honolulu Advertiser

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