日系アメリカ人兵役体験記録データベース
Larry Takeshi "Shorty" Kazumura
性別
Male
生年月日
1920-11-07
出生地
Hilo HI, USA
入隊した年
1943-03-25, Schofield Barracks HI
入隊のタイプ
Volunteer
所属・部署
Army
兵役のタイプ
War
所属部隊のタイプ
Combat
所属部隊
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, Company I
特殊技能
Messenger 745
Infantryman
最終目標
USA: Camp Shelby, MS
Other Countries: Italy; France; Germany
除隊した年
Honolulu HI
所属部隊の役割
Infantry
所属部隊での個人的役割
Communication
主な戦闘(交戦地帯へ従軍した場合)
European Theater of Operation
勲章・褒章(個人又は所属部隊)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Good Conduct Medal
Purple Heart Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Unit Badge
生活状況
Very poor living conditions - pup tent, mud, no bath.
Food was K rations or C rations.
For entertainment we visited the little towns.
軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事
While the Germans were shelling the area, I just climbed up a pear tree and picked pears. It was serious when I got wounded on my face - three places and a broken jaw.
軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの
Freedom; my girl-friend.
個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと
Comradeship. The unity of the soldiers fighting together. To help each other and understand the other person.
その他の情報
They called me ''Shorty''because I was only 4 ft 9-1/2 inches, shoe size is 2-1/2 EEE. My official height, in the Army records, is listed as 5 ft 8 inches. That's how I got into the Army.
I was wounded in the face and head and was in a coma from 7/7 through 8/19/1944. My records were burned so I didn't know about the coma. My daughter found out about the coma on an internet search.