Japanese American Military Experience Database
Sakato Okamoto
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-3-1
Place of birth
Seattle WA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1943-6-28, Salt Lake City UT
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd RCT, 3rd Battalion, Company K
Military specialty
Infantry
Stationed
Mississippi, USA; Italy; France.
Unit responsibility
Combat
Personal responsibility
Combat
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley; Rhineland
Campaigns
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Purple Heart; Good Conduct Medal; EAME Ribbon w/4 Bronze Service Stars; Distinguished Unit Badge w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; World War II Victory Medal; Occupation Medal-Italy.
Living conditions
We slept in ditches or in open fields and took showers when we got a break. We ate K Rations.
