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MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT
STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT T. KURODA
Unit: Company H, 442nd Regimental Combat Team,
U.S. Army
Place of heroic deed: Bruyeres, France
Date of heroic deed: October 20, 1944
*Awarded posthumously
CITATION
Staff Sergeant Robert T. Kuroda distinguished himself by extraordinary
heroism in action on 20 October 1944, near Bruyeres, France. Leading
his men in an advance to destroy snipers and machine gun nests,
Staff Sergeant Kuroda encountered heavy fire from enemy soldiers
occupying a heavily wooded slope. Unable to pinpoint the hostile
machine gun, he boldly made his way through heavy fire to the
crest of the ridge. Once he located the machine gun, Staff Sergeant
Kuroda advanced to a point within ten yards of the nest and killed
three enemy gunners with grenades. He then fired clip after clip
of rifle ammunition, killing or wounding at least three of the
enemy. As he expended the last of his ammunition, he observed
that an American officer had been struck by a burst of fire from
a hostile machine gun located on an adjacent hill. Rushing to
the officer’s assistance, he found that the officer had
been killed. Picking up the officer’s submachine gun, Staff
Sergeant Kuroda advanced through continuous fire toward a second
machine gun emplacement and destroyed the position. As he turned
to fire upon additional enemy soldiers, he was killed by a sniper.
Staff Sergeant Kuroda’s courageous actions and indomitable
fighting spirit ensured the destruction of enemy resistance in
the sector. Staff Sergeant Kuroda’s extraordinary heroism
and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest tradition
of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit,
and the United States Army.
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