World War II Honoree

Mitsuru Yeto

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oxnard, California

Honored By

Richard E. Manzer

A FIRST GENERATION JAPANESE AMERICAN, HE AND HIS BROTHER ENLISTED IN THE ARMY WHILE THEIR FAMILY WAS IN A RELOCATION CAMP. WENT TO MISSOURI FOR INFANTRY TRAINING AND WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY L, THE LEGENDARY 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM. THE 442ND WAS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AND WAS THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED COMBAT INFANTRY UNIT IN WWII. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN ITALY.