Japanese American Military Experience Database
John Kiyoshi Kasubuchi
Gender
Male
Birth date
1921-04-29
Place of birth
Toppenish WA, USA
Inducted
1946-09-23, WA
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, Company K
MISLS (Graduated Snelling Sept.1945)
11th Airborne Division,Hokkaido, Japan
7th Infantry Division after start of Korean War
1st Calvary Division
Military specialty
Infantryman
Linguist
POW Interrogator
Personal responsibility
Interrogator
Linguist for 11th Airborne Division in Hokkaido, Japan.
POW interrogator, reassigned to 7th Infantry Division after start of Korean War.
Additional information
Residence: Salt Lake City, UT.
After Po Valley Campaign, he trained at Ft. Snelling MISLS and while with the 11th Airborne in Hokkaido, Japan, he earned his parachute and glider wings.
Retired in 1986 after a 30+ year career as a window fabricator for the Rusco Window Co.
