Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Tomio "Tom" Satow
Sexo
Male
Birth date
1920-08-08
Local de nascimento
CA, USA
Tipo de alistamento
Draftee
Ramo das Forças Armadas
Army
Tipo de serviço
War
Tipo de Unidade
Support
Unidades onde serviu
MISLS C-23 (Graduated Snelling, Feb. 1945)
Zebra Platoon
Hqs Co
CCD, Fukuoka, Japan
Military specialty
Military Intelligence
Stationed
USA: Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Fukuoka, Japan
Unit responsibility
Military intelligence.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Congressional Medal of Honor in 2010
Additional information
Residence: Carpinteria, CA.
Attended Compton Junior College and graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Interned at Rohwer Internment Center, AK.
After war, moved to Hawthorne, CA to work in the family flower business. Moved to Carpenteria in 1970 to continue growing avocados and carnations. Became member of the Carpenteria Kiwanis Club and served as secretary for many years.
