Medal of Honor During a White House ceremony on June 21, 2000, President Bill Clinton presented the Medal of Honor to Donald Ohata on behalf of his brother, World War II Army Staff Sgt. Allan Ohata, whose actions during battle in Italy in 1943 were instrumental to the success of his unit. Several other Japanese-American soldiers from World War II were also awarded the nation’s highest medal that day. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.18 MB) Photo By: National Archives VIRIN: 000621-O-ZZ999-067C.JPG Photo Gallery