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| Keywords: 208-PU-70A-2: U.S. Navy Secretary Congratulates Officer from Hawaii. While Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark of the Allied Fifth Army looks on, Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal congratulates Second Lieutenant Ross Fujitani on the exploits of the famous 100th Infantry Battalion, of which the Lieutenant is a member. Other members stand at attention in the background. The battalion, composed mainly of Americans of Japanese descent from Hawaii, has been cited as a unit for its achievements under fire since early in the Italian campaign. Its soldiers have won nine Distinguished Service Crosses, 44 Silver Stars, 31 Bronze Stars, and three Legion of Merit medals, and 1,000 of them have been awarded the Purple Heart decoration for wounds received in action. Photograph released August 29, 1944. Shot through Mylar sleeve. Office of War Information Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/29). 208-PU-70A-2: U.S. Navy Secretary Congratulates Officer from Hawaii. While Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark of the Allied Fifth Army looks on, Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal congratulates Second Lieutenant Ross Fujitani on the exploits of the famous 100th Infantry Battalion, of which the Lieutenant is a member. Other members stand at attention in the background. The battalion, composed mainly of Americans of Japanese descent from Hawaii, has been cited as a unit for its achievements under fire since early in the Italian campaign. Its soldiers have won nine Distinguished Service Crosses, 44 Silver Stars, 31 Bronze Stars, and three Legion of Merit medals, and 1,000 of them have been awarded the Purple Heart decoration for wounds received in action. Photograph released August 29, 1944. Shot through Mylar sleeve. Office of War Information Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/29). | ||||
