American Legion Post OK28 in Okinawa, Japan, held a Memorial Day Ceremony at Pfc. Isami Miyasato’s grave

American Legion Post OK28, Okinawa, Japan - Okinawa, Japan., OT

American Legion Post OK28 in Okinawa, Japan, held a Memorial Day Ceremony at PFC Isami Miyasato’s grave on May 26, 2024. Pfc. Isami Miyasato was killed in action at Caiazzo, Italy, during the Salerno to Cassino Campaign on Oct. 18, 1943. He served with the 299th Infantry Regiment and the 100th Infantry Battalion, Company D, in the Hawaiian Islands, Algeria and Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medals and the World War II Victory Medal. Pfc. Miyasato is interred in Okinawa.

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