Japanese American Military Experience Database
Samuel Hideaki Tanaka
Gender
Male
Birth date
1927-1-28
Place of birth
Seattle WA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1945-8-29, Ft. Sheridan IL
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
Peacetime
Unit type
Support
Units served
Signal Company, 2nd Division
Military specialty
Communication
Stationed
USA - Camp Robinson, AR; Ft. Snelling, MN; Ft. Lewis, WA
Separated
Ft. Lewis WA
Unit responsibility
Communication
Personal responsibility
Communication
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Too young to see action.
Missed most whilst in the military
Japanese food.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Though we were put in camp, I was glad to serve in the Army. Thanks to the 442nd and 100th, my personal treatment in the Army was excellent.
