Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Combat Team. Place and date: Near Seravezza, Italy, 5 April 1945. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif Birth: Los Angeles, Calif. G.O. No.. 24, 7 March 1946.
Citation... He fought with great gallantry and intrepidity near Seravezza,
Italy. When his unit was pinned down by grazing fire from the enemy's
strong mountain defense and command of the squad devolved on him with
the wounding of its regular leader, he made frontal, l-man attacks
through direct fire and knocked out 2 machineguns with grenades.
Withdrawing under murderous fire and showers of grenades from other
enemy emplacements, he had nearly reached a shell crater occupied by 2
of his men when an unexploded grenade bounced on his helmet and rolled
toward his helpless comrades.
Munemori, Sadao S.
