Japanese American Military Experience Database
Tsutomu Fujimoto
Gender
Male
Birth date
1922-5-11
Place of birth
Hilo HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
1943-3-18, Hilo HI
Enlistment type
Volunteer
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 522nd Field Artillery, C Battery
Military specialty
Infantryman
Stationed
USA
Other Countries: Italy; France; Germany
Other Countries: Italy; France; Germany
Separated
Honolulu HI
Unit responsibility
Support infantry with artillery fire.
Personal responsibility
Ammo truck driver.
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Rome-Arno Campaign
Southern France
Northern Apennines
Rhineland
Central Europe
Southern France
Northern Apennines
Rhineland
Central Europe
Living conditions
Slept on the ground.
Bathed with bucket, helmet and in rivers.
C and K rations. Hot meals were satisfactory.
Bathed with bucket, helmet and in rivers.
C and K rations. Hot meals were satisfactory.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Seeing the Dachau survivors of the Holocaust.
Missed most whilst in the military
Rice, hot baths, news from home.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
The close friendship and equal opportunity for my children.
Additional information
Residence: Hilo, HI.
Retired HPM Building Supply vice president.
Retired HPM Building Supply vice president.
