  {"id":228726,"date":"2026-01-27T13:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=228726"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:25:34","slug":"wwii-uh-rotc-cadets-commissioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/27\/wwii-uh-rotc-cadets-commissioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring a legacy: Seven <abbr>WWII<\/abbr> <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> cadets commissioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_228740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228740\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-wwii-rotc-cadets-commissioning.jpg\" alt=\"soldiers with photos of cadets\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-wwii-rotc-cadets-commissioning.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-wwii-rotc-cadets-commissioning-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-wwii-rotc-cadets-commissioning-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Army Pacific soldiers and <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> cadets honor seven <abbr>WWII<\/abbr> <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> cadets with posthumous commissions. (Photo courtesy: Eirik Lohr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seven University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa <abbr><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/armyrotc\/\">Reserve Officer Training Corps<\/a><\/abbr> (<abbr>ROTC<\/abbr>) cadets from World War <abbr title=\"Roman numeral two\">II<\/abbr> were posthumously commissioned as second lieutenants on January 26, honoring their leadership, courage and sacrifice during a ceremony at <span lang=\"haw\">Ke&#699;ehi<\/span> Lagoon Memorial State Park. The event, led by the <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr> Army Pacific (<abbr>USARPAC<\/abbr>) and supported by the <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Congressional Delegation, formally recognized the cadets contributions more than 80 years after their service.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222781\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-former-ROTC-cadets-promoted-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Betsui, Robert Murata, Jenhatsu Chinen, Howard Urabe, Hiroichi Tomita, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-222781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-former-ROTC-cadets-promoted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-former-ROTC-cadets-promoted-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-former-ROTC-cadets-promoted.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top from left, Daniel Betsui, Robert Murata, Jenhatsu Chinen and bottom from left, Howard Urabe, Hiroichi Tomita, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cadets honored were Staff Sgt. Grover Nagiji; Sgt. Howard Urabe; Sgt. Robert Murata; Sgt. Jenhatsu Chinen; Sgt. Daniel Betsui; Pfc. Hiroichi Tomita; and Pvt. Akio Nishikawa. Lt. Col. Jerrod Melander, who formerly led <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr>\u02bbs <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> program, began the long-awaited commissioning effort in 2023, with the cadets promotions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/29\/former-uh-rotc-cadets-posthumously-promoted\/\">finalized in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cadets paths to commissioning were delayed following the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Determined to serve, they volunteered for service in the <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr> Army 100th Infantry Battalion\/442nd Regimental Combat Team (<abbr>RCT<\/abbr>), one of the most decorated units in <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr> Army history. All seven were killed in action in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today at this ceremony, we honor legacy,&rdquo; said Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commanding general of <abbr>USARPAC<\/abbr>. &ldquo;These soldiers upheld Army values under extraordinary circumstances, and todays commissioning honors their service and preserves their legacy for future generations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>A lasting legacy at <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr><\/h2>\n<p>Laura Lyons, <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa interim vice provost for academic excellence, attended the ceremony on behalf of the university.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/05\/31\/fallen-warriors-awarded-posthumous-degrees\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Related <em>糖心视频 News<\/em> story: Fallen warriors awarded posthumous degrees<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The posthumous commissioning of these <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> cadets is the last piece in fully acknowledging and honoring their service and ultimately the sacrifice of life that they each made on the European battlefield during World War <abbr>II<\/abbr>. It is humbling at this moment to consider how their beliefs in the ideal of freedom proved greater than their experience of institutional discrimination,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Family members and community representatives also attended. &ldquo;Here it is over 80 years later, and to see my uncle get recognized, I am very proud of him,&rdquo; said Clifford Urabe, nephew of Lt. Howard Urabe.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa awarded the cadets posthumous bachelors degrees, and their commissioning now formally honors their legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/556831\/more-than-eight-decades-later-uh-rotc-cadets-receive-commissions\">USARPAC<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228729\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-posthumous-ceremony-group.jpg\" alt=\"group photo of family and friends \" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-posthumous-ceremony-group.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-posthumous-ceremony-group-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/manoa-rotc-posthumous-ceremony-group-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family and friends honor fallen <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> <abbr>ROTC<\/abbr> cadets at the posthumous commissioning ceremony. 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