Japanese American Military Experience Database
Tomio "Tom" Satow
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-08-08
Place of birth
CA, USA
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Support
Units served
MISLS C-23 (Graduated Snelling, Feb. 1945)
Zebra Platoon
Hqs Co
CCD, Fukuoka, Japan
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Stationed
USA: Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Fukuoka, Japan
Unit responsibility
Military intelligence.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Congressional Medal of Honor in 2010
Additional information
Residence: Carpinteria, CA.
Attended Compton Junior College and graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Interned at Rohwer Internment Center, AK.
After war, moved to Hawthorne, CA to work in the family flower business. Moved to Carpenteria in 1970 to continue growing avocados and carnations. Became member of the Carpenteria Kiwanis Club and served as secretary for many years.
