Shiro Kashino

Kashino was born in Seattle, Washington . He attended Garfield High School, where he played for the football team. Kashino, whose parents had both died prior to the start of the War, felt no connection to Japan and claimed that he volunteered in order to "get back to a normal life again". == Career ==

Military service Kashino joined the United States Army in 1943, joining a large number of Japanese Americans in the 442nd Infantry Regiment. He was deployed to France, where he participated in the liberation of Bruyères from the Nazi regime. During this campaign, Kashino was seriously wounded multiple times and was eventually evacuated to the United Kingdom. He and several other members of the 442nd were imprisoned for over a month until receiving an assignment to breach the Gothic Line. After capturing the post, Kashino aided injured members of his platoon and single-handedly eliminated an advancing force, actions which earned him the Silver Star. Kashino attempted to have his court-martial record expunged multiple times, claiming that the military police officer involved in the incident had requested all charges be dropped. Appeals in 1985 and 1994 failed when the Army claimed to have no record of his court-martial. In 1995, after receiving assistance from U.S. Representative Patsy Mink, the records were recovered. After a final appeal in 1996 and after making contact with the military police officer involved in the initial incident, Kashino's rank of Staff Sergeant was posthumously restored on December 15, 1997. == Personal life ==

Kashino met his wife, Louise, while in an internment camp in Puyallup, Washington. The two married in 1945 and had two daughters. Kashino died of cancer on June 11, 1997. == References ==