Japanese American Military Experience Database
Richard Kaoru Kitagawa
Gender
Male
Birth date
1933-05-30
Place of birth
Los Angeles CA, USA
Inducted
1953-07-15,
Service branch
Army
Service type
Peacetime
Unit type
Combat/sup
Units served
508th MISP
507th MISP
HQ and HQ Co. 21st Rgt, 24th Infantry Division
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Interprtor
Translator
Reconnaissance Scout
Separated
Ft. Ord CA
Living conditions
Awful near the DMZ, Korea.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Discrimination from the National Guard officer.
Missed most whilst in the military
White rice.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Patience, proud to be an American doing my part.
