AS OFTEN AS THE BELL
TOLLS TO CALL THE CONGREGATION TO WORSHIP, IT ALSO
TOLLS IN CELEBRATION OF THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HIROTOSHI YAMAMOTO OF THE
MANOA VALLEY CHURCH.
HIROTOSHI YAMAMOTO JAN. 29, 1920 - OCT.
5, 1999
A 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION
MEMBER, (DRAFTED IN OCTOBER 1941) DURING WORLD
WAR II, SERVED AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC, A CHARTER
MEMBER OF MANOA VALLEY CHURCH, AND AS A HIGHLY-RESPECTED
REALTOR IN THE COMMUNITY, HE PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT
ROLE IN THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CHURCH.