Densho Oral History - Daniel Inouye

Senator Daniel Inouye, longtime Senator from Hawaii, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. In this clip, he describes a battle in which he lost his right arm, earning a Distinguished Service Cross which was later upgraded to the United States Medal of Honor. This clip is an excerpt from Daniel Inouye's oral history interview conducted June 30, 1998 (denshovh-idaniel-01-0020). To see the complete interview, visit the Densho Digital Archive (http://www.densho.org/archive).