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Twenty-nine soldiers who died in a plane crash on Okinawa at the end of World War II were posthumously awarded Purple Heart medals. General Paul M. Nakasone presented the first medals to families of five Japanese language specialists from Hawaii at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The soldiers were among 31 aboard a C-46 transport plane that crashed during an air raid alert on August 13, 1945. Initially, most did not receive the Purple Heart, but after a review, the Army awarded it to all who were killed in the crash. Today's ceremony honored these soldiers against the historic backdrop of the USS Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri Memorial.
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2024 02:28 |
| Photo ID: | 8406995 |
| VIRIN: | 240510-A-CS893-2318 |
| Resolution: | 1080x993 |
| Size: | 947.3 KB |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 12 |
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