World War II Honoree

Akio Nishikawa

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Paia, Hawaii

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII WHEN HE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE NEWLY CREATED, ALL NISEI, 442ND INFANTRY REGIMENT. ON MARCH 25, 1943, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO 442ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND BATTALION, COMPANY E MEDIC. HE TOOK BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI; SHIPPED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; SERVED WITH THE 'GO FOR BROKE' 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON A BATTLEFIELD SOMEWHERE IN ITALY, PROVIDING FIRST AID TO HIS FALLEN COMRADES UNDER ENEMY FIRE. MEDALS AND DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, SILVER STAR. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ROME-ARNO; NORTH APENNINES.