User:BlackAmerican/Grant Hayao Ichikawa

Grant Hayao Ichikawa was a Japanese American, World War II Veteran, and American Nisei.

Ichikawa spent time in Camp Savage, and entered into the US Army. He received a field commission, and would later earn a Bronze Star. Grant received a Congressional Gold Medal in 2011 from House Speaker John Boehner.

US Army
Ichikawa served in the all Japanese American,  442nd Infantry Regiment (United States) in World War II. The 442nd, 100th Infantry Battalion, and the Military Intelligence Service were jointly awarded a Congressional Gold Medal (highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States Congress) for their efforts in World War II. Ichikawa would visit President Obama in February 2014 as part of this honor.

https://www.army.mil/article/68392/442nd_legacy_takes_soldiers_from_enemy_aliens_to_heroes

Education
Grant received an Accounting Degree from the UC Berkeley

https://www.moneyandking.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=2767581  https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/62837/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-grant-hayao-ichikawa/ http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10685