Japanese American Military Experience Database
Keiji J. "Kei" Hiraga
Gender
Male
Birth date
1920-10-31
Place of birth
Belvedere CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-7-19, Fort Sheridan IL
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War,peacetime
Units served
MISLS (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944)
7th Air Service Group, A.T.I.S. in Manila and Luzon at Atsugi, Airbase
7th Air Service Group, A.T.I.S. in Manila and Luzon at Atsugi, Airbase
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Interpreter
Interpreter
Stationed
USA: Camp Savage, MN; Fort Snelling, MN; McClenan, AL
Other Countries: Philippine Islands; Tokyo and Atsugi, Japan
Other Countries: Philippine Islands; Tokyo and Atsugi, Japan
Separated
Camp Beale CA
Unit responsibility
Process prisoners and civilians
Personal responsibility
Process soldiers so they can return to their respective homes
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Army of Occupation Medal
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Pacific Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Pacific Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Living conditions
Tents in Luzon, barrack at Atsugi, Air Base.
C-Ration, sometimes hot meals. Atsugi, food was good.
Movies at the airbase.
C-Ration, sometimes hot meals. Atsugi, food was good.
Movies at the airbase.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Watching a prisoner die from illness. After, roll up in a blanket and dump in a trench.
Missed most whilst in the military
Family
Additional information
Residence: Sanger, CA
