Gender

Male

Birth date

1918-05-20

Place of birth

San Jose CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-10-28, Presidio of San Francisco CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd Regimental Combat Team, I Company. Basic training-Camp Roberts, CA. WWII - I was nearly finished training but as a Japanese-American, I and all Niseis were shipped to Camp Joseph T. Robinson, AK. From 2/20/42 to 2/15/44 we formed units called the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 522nd Field Artillery at Camp Shelby, MS.

Military specialty

Clerk General 055, Infantry Rifleman and BAR Rifle

Stationed

USA: Camp Roberts, CA; Camp Shelby, MS Other Countries: Italy; France

Separated

Ft. Lewis WA

Unit responsibility

Infantry

Personal responsibility

General clerk, Infantry rifleman and BAR rifleman.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

I was attached to Company I, 442nd RCT and sent to Italy and Southern France, Vosges Mountains, Bruyeres, France. We were called upon to rescue the Lost Battalion (36th Division). They were surrounded by German Forces. At that time I was wounded by a bullet through the left upper arm. After we lost nearly two battalions of men, we were sent to rest center at Nice, Cannes, Monaco and Menton. The 442nd was again asked to return to Northern Italy in a region called the Po Valley. On 04/10/1945, I was wounded in the upper left femur and lost the use of my left leg and classified as 100% disabled.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Bronze Star for valor. Two purple hearts medals for woulds