Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1919-6-15

Lugar de Nacimiento

Los Altos CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-6-24, Ft. Benj. Harrison IN

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

442nd regiment, Cannon Company

Especialidad militar

Communication Chief 542

Asignado

USA - France - Italy

Retirado

Camp Beale CA

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Rhineland, France - Northern Appennines, Italy - Po Valley, Italy

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

Expert MI Rifle - Combat Infantry Badge - WWII Victory Medal - European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal - Good Conduct Medal - Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak Leaf Cluster

Condiciones de Vida

When we were in Camp we lived in nice tents and ate good food and when we were in combat we slept on the ground and ate mostly K-rations. In camp we had nice showers; in battle no time for a bath. Entertainment: Mostly Red Cross and USO shows

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

First time I was shot at.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Being home and eating Japanese food.

¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?

I got to see a lot of the outside world and see what it & other people were like.

Información adicional

Photograph enclosed: Kaoru Takano is on the left. -Sunnyvale, CA. Minoru Harada is on the right. -Colusa, CA. Taken during the summer of 1945 when Cannon Co. was guarding POW's near Leghorn, Italy.