Pierre Moulin

Pierre Moulin has his three new non-fiction pictorial books available called: American Samurais - WWII in Europe - the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team.

American Samurais - WWII in the Pacific - the Military Intelligence Service.

American Samurais - WWII Camps - From the concentration USA to the Nazi dead camps in Europe

Who is Pierre Moulin:

Father of two boys Sebastien and Martin, Pierre Moulin was born in Bruyeres-in-Vosges on November 1, 1948, his passion for his region and human contact led him to take care of many activities in his native town, both in the business and the sports areas.

At 20 he discovered America along a three-month trip on Greyhound buses: 10.000 miles all over the States where he picked up his « pidgin » English. He then became part of « Visages du Monde » (Faces of the World) for 7 years, when he travelled all over the World and wrote several books in french.

Hawaii was one of his first objectives in 1969. His active participation during the festivities of the 25th anniversary of the liberation as interpreter and vice-president of the sistercityship involved himself deeply in these unique relationships. Seven years later he brought, for the first time, a group of Bruyerans to Honolulu for an unforgettable "Visit to Paradise" and created the Bruyeres-Hawaii Friendship Committee which established a new bond between the two sister cities: Bruyeres and Honolulu.

When writing « Visit to Paradise », which was the title of his first book in 1976, he never pictured himself becoming the well-known historian who he is now. Since his young years, Pierre was fascinated by history. Historian of the City of Bruyeres, Pierre was directly involved in World War II through the story of his father, leader of the FFI and OSS agent who never talked. He discovered an incredible page of glory written by the US Samurais and resolved to publish it and to show to the entire world the legend of his heroes. Self-taught author, He published successively: « U.S. Samurais in Lorraine », « Chronicle of Bruyeres-in-Vosges », « 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Vosges », « The Guide of the Peace and Freedom trail », « US Samurais in Bruyeres » in English, and « Bruyeres-in-Vosges, 2000 years of History through his streets ».

Working toward an accomplishment of his vision of the future, he created in 1989 the Peace and Freedom Trail on the path of the 100/442nd RCT with a view to forever imprint the mark of the US Samurais onto Bruyeres soil. He worked hard to help the American of Japanese ancestry get the well deserved recognition of their wartime contributions, which was finally made into a Civil Liberties Act by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.

He recently discovered the participation of the US Samurais in the liberation of Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp and wrote "Dachau, Holocaust and US Samurais". For his contribution as member of Visas for life, Organisation who researches the diplomats who saved the Jews in WWII, he received for the State of Israel, the commemorative medals of Raoul Wallenberg, Sempo Sugihara and Karl Lutz. He was chosen on April 21, 2009 to be the guest speaker for the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust by the US Army in Hawaii.

Coming to Hawaii, his second home, he pursued his search for untold history. Volunteer in the U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii, he decided to write the history of Hawaii in a new series: "A History of.." "Fort DeRussy, U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii" was published in May 2008 and his book about "Punchbowl, Arlington of the Pacific" just came out of press. "American Samurais" full history of first "the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe", second "the Military Intelligence Service in the pacific" and the third "the Camps in USA and Europe" .

Pierre was made an Honorary Citizen of many cities in the United States, as Fresno (California), San Antonio (Texas) and Honolulu (Hawaii). Honorary and life member of the Go For Broke, the National Japanese American Historical Society, as well as the Military Intelligence Service, he is also proud to be an Honorary Member of K company 100th/442nd RCT (The most decorated unit in American History) as well as of the Texas 141st Regiment of the US 36th Division (The famous Fort Alamo Regiment).