Kimitomo Muromoto (Credit: NVC Foundation)
Kimitomo Muromoto received the French Legion of Honour at the NVC Memorial Hall from the Consul General of France in San Francisco.
Muromoto was inducted into the U.S. Army from Tule Lake Segregation Center on April 27, 1944. Almost 78 years later, his extended family were witness to Consul General Frédéric Jung’s presentation in April of the highest distinction awarded by France.