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Samuel
Sadao
Miyahira
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Wall of the Missing)

Samuel Miyahira was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    5th Regimental Combat Team

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 615 (1951)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Samuel Sadao Miyahira (ASN: RA-10104403), United States Army, for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving with Company H, 2d Battalion, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division, in Korea. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1951 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Sergeant Samuel Sadao Miyahira (ASN: RA-10104403), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 23 April 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.