"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, one-man attacks through
direct fire and knocked out two machine guns with grenades. Withdrawing
under murderous fire and showers of grenades from other enemy
emplacements, he had nearly reached a shell crater occupied by two of
his men when an unexploded grenade bounced on his helmet and rolled
toward his helpless comrades. He arose into the withering fire, dived
for the missile and smothered its blast with his body. By his swift,
supremely heroic action Pfc. Munemori saved two of his men at the cost
of his own life and did much to clear the path for his company's
victorious advance."
A honor late in receiving but nonetheless worthy,
Brian & Mel
Sadao S. Munemori Memorial Interchange in Los Angeles CA.
USNS Private Sadao S. Munemori
Sadao S. Munemori Hall, on the grounds of the CaptainNelson M. Holderman U.S. Army Reserve Center in West Los Angeles, California.
Sadao Munemori is memorialized by a statue in Pietrasanto, Italy
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