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Kazuo Otani

U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918–1944)
Person human Q3246690

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 2, 1918
Date of death
July 15, 1944
Place of birth
Visalia
Place of death
Italy
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
military personnel
Award received
Medal of Honor[8]
Citizenship
United States
Allegiance
United States[15]
Conflict
World War II
Given name
Kazuo[14]
Military branch
United States Army, 442nd Infantry Regiment[10][11]
Military casualty classification
killed in action[16]
Military, police or special rank
Staff Sergeant[12]
Participated in conflict
World War II[13]
Place of burial
Liberty Veterans Cemetery[6]
Place of detention
Gila River War Relocation Center[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kazuo Otani ja カズオ・オータニ zh 大谷一雄 zh 大谷和夫
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kazuo Otani.jpg ↗
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID
kazuo-otani
Find a Grave memorial ID
10753434
Freebase ID
/m/03cyqxc
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013083025765
Prabook ID
2127639
TracesOfWar person ID
1023
WikiTree person ID
Otani-12

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Military branch 2
United States Army, 442nd Infantry Regiment
Allegiance 1
United States
Award received 1
Medal of Honor
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Kazuo
Instance of 1
human
Military casualty classification 1
killed in action
Military, police or special rank 1
Staff Sergeant
Occupation 1
military personnel
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Visalia
Place of death 1
Italy
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kazuo Otani's place of birth was Visalia[1]. He was born on June 2, 1918[2]. He died in Italy[3]. He died on July 15, 1944[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

FAQs

Where was Kazuo Otani born?

Kazuo Otani was born in Visalia[1].

Where did Kazuo Otani die?

Kazuo Otani passed away in Italy[3].

What did Kazuo Otani do for work?

Kazuo Otani worked as military personnel[5].

What awards did Kazuo Otani receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[8].

Related Entities

Italy United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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