A ceremony was held on Jan. 26 to promote seven Japanese American cadets who died in combat.

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.

Seven Japanese-American soldiers who were once deemed “enemy aliens” but fought for the Army during World War II were posthumously commissioned as Army officers. Prior to the war, all seven had been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died ...

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 ...

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 ...