- Country:
- United States
Current Office
- Office:
- U.S. Senator
- State:
- Hawaii
- Party:
- Democratic
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Dan Inouye
- Country:
- United States
Current Office
- Office:
- U.S. Senator
- State:
- Hawaii
- Party:
- Democratic
- Website:
- http://inouye.senate.gov/
- Gender:
- Male
- Relationship Status:
- Married to
Irene Hirano - Birthday:
- September 7, 1924
- Hometown:
- Honolulu
- Religious Views:
- Methodist
- About Me:
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, a Nisei Japanese American, son of Kame Imanaga and Hyotaro Inouye. Grew up in the Bingham Tract, a Chinese-American enclave within the predominantly Japanese-American community of Mo'ili'ili in Honolulu, and was at the Pearl Harbor attack as a medical volunteer. In 1943, when the Army dropped its ban on Japanese-Americans serving in the Army, Inouye curtailed his premedical studies at the University of Hawaii and enlisted in the Army. He was assigned to the Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which became the most highly-decorated unit in the history of the U.S. Army. During the World War II campaign in Europe he received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Service Cross, which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
Education Info
- Grad School:
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- College:
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