Forgotten Heroes
Real people whose extraordinary courage history nearly forgot — 2 profiles
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Minoru Yonnie Hanada
Intelligence Officer • United States • 1915–2001
Japanese-American intelligence officer who interrogated Japanese POWs and rose to lieutenant colonel, breaking racial barriers.…
Tags: MIS,intelligence,Japanese American,occupation,442nd
Desmond Doss
Combat Medic • United States • 1919–2006
Refused to carry a weapon and saved 75 lives single-handedly on Hacksaw Ridge at Okinawa.…
Tags: Okinawa,medic,conscientious objector,Hacksaw Ridge