ディスカバー・ニッケイ

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George Kobayashi

性別
Male
生年月日
1913-11-23
出生地
Ft. Lupton CO, U.S.A.
入隊した年
1942-2-21, Fort McArthur CA
入隊のタイプ
Draftee
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
MISLS C-8 (Graduated Savage, Feb. 1944)
OSS Detachment 101, China
特殊技能
Military Intelligence
Send out secret intelligence to Headquarters.
最終目標
USA:Camp Robinson, AK; Ft Warren, WY; Camp Carson, CO; Camp Shelby, MI; Camp Savage, IL; Catalina Island
Other Countries: Kunming, China
除隊した年
Ft. Meade MD
所属部隊の役割
Military intelligence.
To collect information about Japanese movements.
所属部隊での個人的役割
To transmit secret intelligence information every day to Headquarters.
勲章・褒章(個人又は所属部隊)
Bronze Star - meritorious achievement to get the message out efficiently.
生活状況
Slept in tent hut. No hot water. Had cold shower. Meals were fair. Sight seeing for entertainment.
軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事
Training at different camps.
Going overseas on C-54 plane.
Seeing Pyramid and Sphinx at Cairo, Egypt.
Seeing how people lived in different countries.
The experience of being marooned during monsoon season in China.
Taking 21 days to return home from China on a cargo ship.
軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの
Missed my wife and daughter. Japanese food.
個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと
My military experience has instilled in me a sense of pride in serving my country as a Japanese-American. I would like my family to understand how important it was to show allegience to my country in spite of the injustices imposed on my family and other Japanese-Americans.
その他の情報
1). Since taking all of the training, I am curious to know where we were supposed to go. Since General MacArthur did not want any OSS to participate in Pacific area, we had to scrub our mission and move into CBI area.

2). When I got inducted, I was 28 years old - considered an old man. I was the only son, with no brothers or sisters. Just my parents. I can't believe they inducted me. Even when I asked for 10 days deferment, they turned me down.

3). We stayed low profile until this year. Some of the people considered we were traitor. Before I went into service, my Dad told me what ever I do, don't be ashamed to do my duty.

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