Ben Kuroki, 88, faced prejudice repeatedly in the U. S. Army as a Japanese American who was born on a Nebraska potato farm. Japanese Americans were not popular during World War II: some were confined to camps even though they might have lived their whole life in this country. Serving as an Army Air Force tail gunner, Kuroki flew 58 combat missions over Europe and North Africa. On Friday, at a ceremony in Nebraska. Kuroki"s World War II buddies plan to present him with a Distinguished Service Medal, one of the nation's highest military honors.
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