Shinyei Nakamine

B Company

Shinyei Nakamine was in B Company.  He was killed in action near La Torreto, Italy on June 2, 1944.  For his heroism, Shinyei received the Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantry Badge.  He is buried at Punchbowl Cemetary.

In a 2007 interview, Anita Korenaga spoke about her memories of her brother: http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/11/12/news/story04.html

Her handwritten notes about him were preserved with his profile in the Echoes of Silence project.: https://www.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/uploads/Nakamine-Shinyei.pdf