Japanese American Military Experience Database
Takashi Dodohara
Gender
Male
Birth date
1933-10-17
Place of birth
Ascope, Peru , South America
Inducted
1955-2-10, Bridgeton NJ
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
Peacetime
Unit type
Support
Units served
69th Division, 4th Armored Division, 4th Army Area Training Center, Ft. Chaffee, AK.
Military specialty
MOS-III - Infantry
Stationed
New Jersey, Texas, Arkansas
Separated
Ft. Chaffee AK
Unit responsibility
Training recruits
Personal responsibility
Field cadreman
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Good Conduct Medal
Living conditions
I lived in army barracks, slept on bunks and used the barracks bathroom facilities. The meals were very good. I went to the movies and bars for entertainment.
Most vivid memory of military experience
I made friends with people from different places. I went out with a 'black' soldier friend and experienced having to go to a segregated tavern in Arkansas.
Missed most whilst in the military
I missed my freedom mostly.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
I sacrificed two years of my life to serve my country in the military. I would like people to know that I have paid the price and did my duty as a citizen of U.S.A., although foreign born.
