Japanese American Military Experience Database
Akira "Skeets" Nagaki
Gender
Male
Birth date
1918-11-27
Place of birth
Minatare NE, U.S.A.
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
Army Infantry, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, Company E
Military specialty
Infantryman
Stationed
Camp Robinson, Little Rock,AR; Fort Warren, WY; Camp Shelby, MS; Italy; France.
Separated
Fort Leavenworth KS
Unit responsibility
Rifleman
Personal responsibility
To serve as a soldier of the U.S. ARMY
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Naples; Foggia; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Presidential Unit Citation.
Living conditions
Slept in barracks; bathed in showers; G.I. meals - average; USO for entertainment and movies
Most vivid memory of military experience
Hiking; watching out for the enemy.
Missed most whilst in the military
My family and good food.
