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Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana

Tsutomu "Jumbo" Mochizuki

Sexo

Male

Birth date

1919-3-3

Local de nascimento

Hermosa Beach CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-10-15, Los Angeles CA

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War

Tipo de Unidade

Combat

Unidades onde serviu

442nd Infantry Regt

Military specialty

Heavy Mortar Crewman

Stationed

Fort Bliss, TX; Fort Riley, KS; Camp Shelby, MS; Italy; France; England

Separated

Ft. MacArthur CA

Unit responsibility

Heavy weapons

Personal responsibility

Lead the men; taught use of mortar fire; binoculars.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

North Appenines; Po Valley; Rhineland

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

American Defense Service Medal; America Campaign Medal; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Purple Heart GO 36 HQ 38th Evac Hosp 45; World War II Victory Medal; (wounded in action in Italy on April 5, 1945); Bronze Star

Living conditions

During battle didn't bathe for the duration of the attack. Meals - lots of 'spam'.

Most vivid memory of military experience

During one attack, a comrade with whom I was fighting said to go another terrace. Just as I left, he got a direct hit.

Missed most whilst in the military

Tsukemono and rice.

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

I saw Europe in its devastation. Saw people starving and in desperation.

Additional information

I was in U.S. uniform but was forced to leave a restaurant in Texas because of a threat from a customer who had animosity against some Japanese people.