Japanese American Military Experience Database
Hitoshi "Bob" Taguchi (KIA 11/30/1943)
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-2-9
Place of birth
Lahaina HI, U.S.A.
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
100th Infantry Battalion, Company D; Killed in action 11/30/1943; First interred in Capriati, Italy; Final resting place Nakaawao Veterans Cemetary, Maui, HI.
Stationed
Camp Shelby, Mississippi and in Wisconsin
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Received Purple Heart due to being killed in action
Additional information
First interned in Capriati, Italy. Final resting place - Makawao Veterans Cemetary, Maui, Hawaii