Funeral services for the late Osamu "Sam" Fujikawa, 90-year-old, WWII, 100th/442nd Veteran, Alameda, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on April 14, 2016, will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 11 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church 300 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Teri Fujikawa; daughters, Eva (Norman) Noda of Torrance and Karen (Barry Koepke) Fujikawa of Colorado; granddaughter, Kiana Noda; he is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Sam was born in Alameda, California on August 23, 1925 to Zoichi and Toshima Fujikawa. He had three siblings: Jack, George, and Mary. He was raised in Oakland, California until he was evacuated to Tanforan Assembly Center in April 1942, and was moved to Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah in September where he met his future wife, Teruko Nakamizo in Topaz High School chemistry class. He was drafted into the Army while in his senior year. After training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, Sam was assigned to the 100th infantry Battalion and was shipped overseas in November of 1944 as Private First Class and landed in North Africa. He fought in fierce battles in France and Italy. He came home as a Tech Sergeant on a Victory Ship with 500 other 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Infantry Regiment soldiers. They landed in New York Harbor in July 1946 and were part of the historic parade march down Constitution Blvd. in Washington D.C. at which President Truman awarded them the 8th Presidential Unit Citation. After his Army discharge in 1946, he settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He married his high school sweetheart, Teri in September 1949 in New York, and in 1953 they moved to Alhambra, California. Sam and Teri moved to Mar Vista in 1955. Sam was employed as a Design Engineer at Hughes Aircraft until his retirement after 33 years. He and Teri raised two children, Eva and Karen. They have a granddaughter, Kiana. He was a founding member of the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles, as well as the Go For Broke National Education Center. He was the President of the Mainland Chapter of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Club for 20 years.