ディスカバー・ニッケイ

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Yoshi "Tats" Tatsukawa

性別
Male
生年月日
1919-12-17
出生地
Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.
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
232nd Engineers Company (Combat), 442nd RCT
特殊技能
Engineer
最終目標
Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland
除隊した年
Fort Logan CO
主な戦闘(交戦地帯へ従軍した場合)
Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland -(Aug. '44-Jan '45); Wounded European Theater 8/23/44
勲章・褒章(個人又は所属部隊)
Distinguished Unit Citation
Purple Heart
Bronze Medal
Good Conduct Medal
European African Middle Eastern Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
生活状況
Weather was cold and wet. We slept in foxholes and ate 'K' rations.
NOTE: My husband did meet some wonderful family in France whom he corresponded with until he passed away.
軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事
There were serious experiences with life and death. He mentioned, that there was a comrade that was killed who was on the right side of him and then with all the guns firing, the comrade on the left was killed. But he was saved to return home.

There is a humorous situation about how he slept in a foxhole, exhausted from no sleep for days. Next day, he looked around and his company left him behind. He slept through all the guns firing and bombs dropping. He located his company eventually.

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