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James Kiyoshi "Koby" Kobayashi

Gender
Male
Birth date
1921-12-1
Place of birth
Stanton CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-8-25, Baltimore MD
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Support
Units served
Second Marine Division Kyushu Fukui Military Government Team
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Stationed
Camp Blanding, FL; Fort Snelling, MN; Tokyo, Japan
Separated
Zama Kanagawa JP
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon; WW II Victory Medal; American Theater Ribbon; Good Conduct Medal
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