Rodney J. T. Yano

Rodney J. T. Yano

Infobox Military Person
name=Rodney J. T. Yano
born= birth date|1943|12|13
died= death date and age|1969|1|1|1943|12|13
placeofbirth= Kealakekua Kona, Hawaii
placeofdeath=near Bien Hao, Republic of Vietnam
placeofburial=


caption=Rodney Yano
nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Sergeant First Class
commands=
unit=11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
battles=Vietnam War
awards=Medal of Honor
relations=
laterwork=

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.

Biography

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 Hao 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.

Yano, aged 25 at his death, was buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Medal of Honor citation

Sergeant First Class Yano's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

:Sfc. Yano distinguished himself while serving with the Air Cavalry Troop. Sfc. Yano was performing the duties of crew chief aboard the troop's command-and-control helicopter during action against enemy forces entrenched in dense jungle. From an exposed position in the face of intense small arms and antiaircraft fire he delivered suppressive fire upon the enemy forces and marked their positions with smoke and white phosphorus grenades, thus enabling his troop commander to direct accurate and effective artillery fire against the hostile emplacements. A grenade, exploding prematurely, covered him with burning phosphorus, and left him severely wounded. Flaming fragments within the helicopter caused supplies and ammunition to detonate. Dense white smoke filled the aircraft, obscuring the pilot's vision and causing him to lose control. Although having the use of only 1 arm and being partially blinded by the initial explosion, Sfc. Yano completely disregarded his welfare and began hurling blazing ammunition from the helicopter. In so doing he inflicted additional wounds upon himself, yet he persisted until the danger was past. Sfc. Yano's indomitable courage and profound concern for his comrades averted loss of life and additional injury to the rest of the crew. By his conspicuous gallantry at the cost of his life, in the highest traditions of the military service, Sfc. Yano has reflected great credit on himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War

References

*findagrave|7736614 Retrieved on 2007-05-29
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = October 3 2003
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
accessdate = 2007-05-29

Persondata
NAME= Yano, Rodney J. T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Yano (disambiguation) — Yano may refer to:* Yano, the Filipino rock group * 8906 Yano (1995 WF2), a Outer Main belt asteroid * YANO, an abbreviation for Youth and Nonmilitary Opportunities * Yano, a character from the anime series, Ghost in the Shell urnames of people*… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Japanese Americans — The following is a list of notable Japanese Americans who have made significant contributions to the United States, or have appeared in the news numerous times: ListArts and architecture* Tadashi Asoma, a contemporary art painter;in the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Asian Americans — This page is a list of Asian Americans. Politics*1956 Dalip Singh Saund became the first Asian immigrant elected to the U.S. Congress upon his election to the House of Representatives. *1959 Hiram Fong became the first Asian American elected to… …   Wikipedia

  • Captain Cook, Hawaii — Infobox Settlement official name = Captain Cook, Hawaii other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = CDP motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… …   Wikipedia

  • Konawaena High School — is a public school located in Kealakekua, Hawai i. Konawaena means the center of the leeward side; this name is very literal. In the early years, when Konawaena had just been established, it was the only high school in Kona. Today there are two… …   Wikipedia

  • Medal of Honor Aircraft — To date, the United States Medal of Honor has been awarded on 103 occasions for actions involving the use of aircraft. Awards for actions that took place in a single flight are the norm, with 74 individual aircraft accounting for 82 of the 93… …   Wikipedia

  • Rob Van Dam — RVD redirects here. For other uses, see RVD (disambiguation). Rob Van Dam Van Dam in February 2005. Ring name(s) Robbie V[1][2] …   Wikipedia

  • List of current ships of the United States Navy — Harry S. Truman visits Greece 2002 This is a list of current ships of the United States Navy. There are more than 400 ships believed to be in active service with the United States Navy, on reserve, or under construction, based on public reports… …   Wikipedia

  • Military history of Asian Americans — Asian Americans have fought on behalf of the United States since the War of 1812 until today. Due to the small population of Asian Americans in the 19th Century their contributions were not heavily recorded. In the 20th Century as the population… …   Wikipedia

  • Rubidium — krypton ← rubidium → strontium K ↑ Rb ↓ …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”