Base de Datos de Experiencias Militares de Japoneses Americanos
Hiroshi "Miya" Miyake
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1915-2-20
Lugar de Nacimiento
Seattle WA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1941-3-3, Ft Lewis WA
Tipo de Alistamiento
Draftee
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War
Tipo de unidad militar
Support
Unidades a las que sirvió
Medic, MIS 1st Cavalry - Recovery Team and GHQ Gen. McArthur - Tokyo, Japan
Especialidad militar
Interrogator
Asignado
Ft. Lewis, Washington; Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Camp Savage, Minnesota; Manila Philippines; GHQ Tokyo, Japan
Retirado
Camp Grant IL
Responsabilidad en la unidad
Sent to Manila to Tokyo with Recovery Team. Our duty was to send POW Allies soldiers back to Philippine (passport issued).
Responsabilidad individual
At GHQ, Tokyo, I was with Economic and Scientific Dept. I classified letters sent from Japanese people in Japan.
Condiciones de Vida
Slept in tent. Ate K rations. Took showers in outside showers. Played cards.
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
After duty, I collected leftover cakes from mess hall and gave it to Japanese children who were waiting for us every night at Hibiya Park.
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
Missed Family and friends. Also missed Japanese food.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
War - does not serve all the problems in the world. We should all live in Peace.
