Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Tsutomu Bob "Tootie" Omatsu
Sexo
Male
Birth date
1927-4-8
Local de nascimento
Torrance CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1953-2-5, Fort Ord CA
Tipo de alistamento
Volunteer
Ramo das Forças Armadas
Army
Tipo de serviço
War
Tipo de Unidade
Support
Unidades onde serviu
443rd Quartermaster, 8th Army, Korea; Main Army Supply Depot, Seoul, Korea
Military specialty
Infantry; Linguistic Specialist; Quartermaster
Stationed
Camp Roberts, CA, USA; Korea
Separated
Denver CO
Unit responsibility
Supplying all divisions and units in 8th Army and UN Forces in Korea.
Personal responsibility
Chief clerk of Supply Division, 443rd QM, 8th Army in Seoul, Korea
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Did not participate in combat.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Commendation Medal and Citation; UN Servece Medal; Korean Service Medal; American Defense Medal
Living conditions
Slept in squad tents. Had showers. Food was okay in our outfit. Mostly movies for entertainment.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Serving in the Army overseas in Korea and Stateside, I got to meet all the Joe's from all walks of life. It was quite an experience,one that I will never forget. And also the Korean and Japanese people.
Missed most whilst in the military
Since I'm a Nisei, I missed Japanese food.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
I feel the service made me mature faster and be a more responsible person. I'm glad I served in the military.