Japanese American Military Experience Database
Takashi Kajihara
Gender
Male
Birth date
1922-8-24
Place of birth
Lahaina, Maui HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
1943-3-24, Schofield Barracks HI
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Support
Units served
442nd Infantry Rgt - April to July, 1943; MISLS/Camp Savage,MN - July 1943 to Jan. 1944; 2nd Signal & Service Bn, Vint Hill Farms, VA - Jan 1944 to Jan 1946.
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Stationed
Vint Hill Farms, VA; Schofield Barracks, HI; Camp Shelby, MS; Camp Savage, MN.
Separated
Army Sep Ctr, Oahu HI
Unit responsibility
To decipher and translate intercepted Japanese messages into English.
Personal responsibility
Same as above.
Most vivid memory of military experience
1) Our commanding officer, Major Fish, waving comfirmation documents of enemy ship sinkings resulting, in part, from our deciphering and translations.
2) The agony of sea-sickness.
Missed most whilst in the military
My girl friend, now my wife of 53 years.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
The satisfaction of serving our country in time of need, and the subsequent opportunity to earn a college degree as a result of my military service, which qualified me for the GI Bill.
