Japanese American Military Experience Database
Richard Hideo "Dick" Naito
Gender
Male
Birth date
1912-1-5
Place of birth
O'Brien WA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1943-8-19, Salt Lake City UT
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company K
Military specialty
Rifleman
Stationed
USA
Italy
Italy
Separated
Madigan Gen. Hosp, Ft. Le WA
Unit responsibility
Combat Infantry
Personal responsibility
Rifleman
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Battle for Luciana, Italy
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Purple Heart
European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon w/1 Bronze Service Star for Italian Campaign
World War II Victory Medal
American Theater Ribbon
Combat Infantryman Badge
European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon w/1 Bronze Service Star for Italian Campaign
World War II Victory Medal
American Theater Ribbon
Combat Infantryman Badge
Living conditions
Slept in slit trenches.
Didn't bathe.
Food was K rations because it was the beginning of our first campaign.
Wounded in Luciana, Italy.
Didn't bathe.
Food was K rations because it was the beginning of our first campaign.
Wounded in Luciana, Italy.
Missed most whilst in the military
Family
