Rodney J. T. Yano
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Rodney Jamus Takahashi Yano (December 13, 1943 January 1, 1969) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Yano joined the Army from Honolulu, Hawaii, and by January 1, 1969 was serving as a Sergeant First Class in the Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. On that day, near Bien Hoa in the Republic of Vietnam, Yano was acting as a helicopter crewmember when a white phosphorus grenade exploded inside the aircraft. Despite being mortally wounded in the blast, Yano proceeded…mehr

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Rodney Jamus Takahashi Yano (December 13, 1943 January 1, 1969) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Yano joined the Army from Honolulu, Hawaii, and by January 1, 1969 was serving as a Sergeant First Class in the Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. On that day, near Bien Hoa in the Republic of Vietnam, Yano was acting as a helicopter crewmember when a white phosphorus grenade exploded inside the aircraft. Despite being mortally wounded in the blast, Yano proceeded to throw the remaining ammunition off the helicopter, as flaming fragments of the grenade were causing it to detonate.