Title: "D.S.C. For Jap Family," Seattle Times, 1/16/1946, (ddr-densho-56-1152)
Densho ID: ddr-densho-56-1152

D.S.C. FOR JAP FAMILY

[Photo caption]: IN SANT ANA, CALIF. -- Gen. Joseph Stilwell pins the Distinguished Service Cross to the dress of Mary Masuda December 8, in honor of her brother, Staff Sergt. Kazuo Masuda, a Japanese-American, who won the posthumous award for his single-handed attack on a Nazi position at Casino, Italy, in 1944. Other members of the family (rear row, left to right) are: Pfc. Masao Masuda, a brother; the hero's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gensuke Masuda; and Mitsuo Masuda, recently discharged from the armed forces. -- A.P. Wirephoto.