Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa
June 02, 2025
June 02, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa
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When Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa encountered enemy machine gun nests in Italy during World War II, he didn't shy away. Instead, he pushed the attack with a fearlessness that helped the Allies take the country back from the Nazis. Nearly half a century later, he received a belated Medal of Ho . . .
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa
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When Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa encountered enemy machine gun nests in Italy during World War II, he didn't shy away. Instead, he pushed the attack with a fearlessness that helped the Allies take the country back from the Nazis. Nearly half a century later, he received a belated Medal of Ho . . .