Japanese American Military Experience Database
Arthur S. Gorai, Dr.
Gender
Male
Birth date
1922-10-24
Place of birth
Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-10-1, Chicago IL
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Support
Units served
MISLS D-4 (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944)
Military Intelligence Service
608th Military Air Transport Squadron, 5th Air Force
Military Intelligence Service
608th Military Air Transport Squadron, 5th Air Force
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Interpreter
Interpreter
Stationed
USA: Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Manila, Philippines; Japan
Other Countries: Manila, Philippines; Japan
Separated
Yokohama JP
Unit responsibility
Military intelligence
Operating Yokota Air Base
Operating Yokota Air Base
Personal responsibility
Interpreter
Air Base maintenance.
Air Base maintenance.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Asiatic Pacific Ribbon, Japan Occupation
WW II Victory Medal
WW II Victory Medal
Living conditions
USA: Permanent military barracks. Ft. Snelling, MN.
Manila, PI: Tents.
Japan: Barracks, Dormitory buildings.
Manila, PI: Tents.
Japan: Barracks, Dormitory buildings.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Opportunity to help Japan recover from defeat in war.
Missed most whilst in the military
Helping my family, who had been removed from their home and sent to an internment camp, without a trial.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
The education made possible by the GI Bill for veterans.
The benefits given to those of us who survived the war by those who gave their lives for us.
The opportunity to participate in raising funds for the Go For Broke monument in Los Angeles near the Japanese American National Museum.
Additional information
Residence: Seattle. WA
