Japanese American Military Experience Database
Kazuo "Mike" Kiyomura
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-11-1
Place of birth
Portland OR, U.S.A.
Inducted
, Fort Douglas UT
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regiment, 232nd Engineers Company
Military specialty
None
Stationed
Italy, France
Separated
Longview TX
Unit responsibility
To support the 442nd Infantry by sweeping for mines; building small bridges, constructing by-passes and roads.
Personal responsibility
To perform manual duties; probe for mines; guard duties.
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Rome-Arno; Battle of Bruyeres.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Purple Heart
Living conditions
Slept in slit trenches; pup tents; farm houses. Used my helmet to bathe. Occasionally a portable shower unit would come to the rear area.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Comradeship - we still have reunions.
