Wataru Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 亘,[1] 20 November 1921 – 18 May 1951) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 January 2025 for his actions during the Battle of the Soyang River in the Korean War.

After graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School, he went to San Francisco to work at a relative’s business to help support his family.

When Executive Order 9066 was signed in 1942, which required Japanese Americans to live in internment camps, he rejoined his family, who were assigned to a relocation center in Rohwer, Arkansas.

Unaware that the enemy had infiltrated and captured heavily fortified friendly positions, he moved forward until he came under a withering hail of hostile fire.

After falling back, he met a carrying party, briefed the officer in charge, replenished his ammunition and returned to engage the hostile force.