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| George H Kinoshita |
George Hidenobu Kinoshita was born on February 19, 1923 in Diamond Springs, California the first child born to Tsurunosuke and Masue Kinoshita. He graduated from high school, and following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his family was evacuated to the Pinedale Assembly Center during the summer of 1942. His family was relocated to the Poston Arizona internment camp on July 22, 1942. On March 16, 1943, his family transferred to Topaz, Utah (Central Utah Relocation Center) internment camp.
At the age of 21 years, George enlisted into the U.S. Army on July 12,1944 at Fort Douglas, Utah. Sgt. George H. Kinoshita was a Squad Leader of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team/100th Infantry Battalion Company A and saw action in Europe during WW II. He was awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious achievement.
George passed away on June 21, 2011 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Tsurunosuke (1957) and Masue Kinoshita (1986); and sister Sumaye Smiles (Toru) Asada.(1997)
He is survived by his wife, Florence (Yoshida) Kinoshita; daughter Susan Kinoshita; and son Jon (Lysa) Kinoshita.
Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?n=george-h-kinoshita&pid=152191267
