The seven were students at the University of Hawaii and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

HONOLULU — Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been ...

This combo image made with photos provided by the U.S. Army Pacific shows, from left to right, University of Hawaii ROTC cadets Jenhatsu Chinen, Daniel Betsui and Howard Urabe, top row, and Hiroichi ...

Japanese American Solider World War 2 U.S. Army soldiers salute framed photos of former University of Hawaii ROTC cadets during a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, ...