The late G. Shigeru Higashioka was part of the 100th Infantry Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit made up of Nisei soldiers.

San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka received a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to his grandfather's World War II unit Monday during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Army.

San Diego Padres' catcher Kyle Higashioka accepted a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of his paternal grandfather. His grandfather served in the U.S. Army in World War II while his family was detained in a Japanese internment camp.