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- 01Hayashi killed 11 enemy soldiers and took out two machine-gun positions after being wounded twice in one action.
- 02He died of wounds shortly after the engagement — never knowing his DSC would be upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
- 03His Medal of Honor was awarded in 2000 as part of a congressionally mandated review of 104 Nisei WWII cases.