Gender

Male

Birth date

1917-1-12

Place of birth

Seattle WA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-4-14, Salt Lake City UT

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat,sup

Units served

Co. L 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Stationed

USA -Camp Shelby, MS; Europe MIA (1944)

Separated

Biffontaine Fr

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Participated with 442nd 'L' Co. in their Italian Campaign. He was reported missing in action on 14 November 1944 during fighting to rescue the 'Lost' 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Division. His remains were not recovered until 1951 but was presumed killed in action on 15 November 1944.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Combat Infantryman's Badge; Bronze Star; Victory Medal; American Theatre Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Medal; Purple Heart.

Additional information

He was in the Minidoka Relocation Camp and volunteered for military service in 1943. His parents were Sentaro and Kiyo Ikeda. One sister, Fukuko, married Tak Okamoto. All are deceased. Masao was married to Sei Kanagawa Ikeda Fujiwara for 5 months before he enlisted. He is buried at Evergreen-Washelli Cemetary, Seattle, Washington.