Base de Datos de Experiencias Militares de Japoneses Americanos
Roy Saburo Nishida
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1926-04-01
Lugar de Nacimiento
Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1950-9-26, Los Angeles CA
Tipo de Alistamiento
Draftee
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War
Tipo de unidad militar
Support
Unidades a las que sirvió
119th Transportation Port Co., Ft. Lawton, Seattle, WA.; 8116th Rycom Sp. Troops HQ's & HQ's Co. (Okinawa)
Especialidad militar
Interpreter/Translator (Japanese)
Asignado
Seattle, WA; Okinawa, Japan
Retirado
Rycom HQ's, Okinawa Ja
Responsabilidad en la unidad
Staff and maintenance support of the command HQ's
Responsabilidad individual
Supervision of Japanese (Okinawan) employees ar the Rycom Cmd. HQ's
Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)
N/A
Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)
Japan Occupation Medal
Condiciones de Vida
Living HQ's - Barracks (Stateside), Quonset Hut (two EM's per room) overseas.
Bath - Outdoor shower hut (overseas).
Meals - Served in HQ's staff dining room (overseas).
Entertainment - Movies in theaters (overseas), Dances at EM Club (overseas).
Off-duty - activities in town, activities at post library
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
Was the most rewarding experience of my lifetime. Gained a sense of patriotism (to my country), in addition to other valuable life experiences.
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
Really nothing much other than Japanese food. Overall, gains actually offset losses in my case.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
To prove my allegiance to the U.S. I would want others to know that the best way to serve their country is through the military service.
Información adicional
I am 'Kibei-Nisei' who returned to the 'States' after being raised and educated in Japan in 1947, after WW II. I was drafted into the US Army when the Korean War broke out in 1950.
I do not have any wartime camp experiences, stateside, but I feel my wartime experiences in Japan were equally as tough as those experienced by my brothers, sisters and other Niseis in stateside camps.
