Hiroshi Miyamura, Medal of Honor, Korean War

Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura covered his unit's retreat during an overwhelming enemy attack near the Imjin River in North Korea on April 24, 1951. After two years of captivity in a Communist prison camp following the attack, Miyamura was repatriated and awarded the Medal of Honor, which was presented to him on October 27, 1953.
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