Japanese American Military Experience Database
George J. Sugai
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-10-20
Place of birth
Salem OR, U.S.A.
Inducted
1943-8-21, Ft. Douglas UT
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
517 Parachute Regiment, Glider Borne Co.
Military specialty
Mine platoon, infantry support, anti-tank support
Stationed
USA - Camp Shelby, MS; Italy; France
Separated
Ft. Sheridan IL
Unit responsibility
Anti-tank support for regiment.
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Battle of Bruyeres in France; Battle of Appenines Mts, Italy
Living conditions
We slept wherever we found shelter, on the ground, in trenches, in tents. Not much bathing or entertainment.. Ate mostly C-rations with hot meals whenever possible.
Missed most whilst in the military
Home and comfort and friends.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
It is difficult to have someone else to understand the feelings gloom, despair, and happiness a person goes thru by himself in a combat zone during a war.
