Japanese American Military Experience Database
Ben Iwao Sugawa
Birth date
1923-12-26
Place of birth
Lawai, Kauai HI, USA
Inducted
1943-03-12, Hanapepe, Kauai HI
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat/sup
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 522nd Field Artillery, Battery B (Enlisted Man)
Korean War veteran
Vietnam War veteran
Military specialty
Infantryman
Unit responsibility
Infantry
Additional information
Residence: Mililani, HI.
Graduated from Colorado State University.
After military career, he taught at Nanakuli High School, retiring after 15 years.
