Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana

Bob Kiyuji Wada

Sexo

Male

Birth date

1927-7-21

Local de nascimento

Lomita CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

, Ft. Dix NJ

Tipo de alistamento

Volunteer

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

Peacetime

Tipo de Unidade

Support

Unidades onde serviu

C.I.C. Area #32, Yamagata, Japan

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Interpreter, Translator and Special Agent

Stationed

USA: Ft. Dix, N.J.; Presidio of Monterey, Ca.; Ft. Holandbird, Md.
Other Countries: Yamagata C.I.C. #32, Japan

Separated

Ft. Lawton WA

Unit responsibility

Military intelligence.
C.I.C. #32, Yamagata, Japan
Counter Intelligence Corp. Investigation, Interpreter and Translation

Personal responsibility

Investigation and Interpretation and Translation

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

None

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal, Japan

Living conditions

B.O.Q. We ate lots of Japanese cooking
M.I.S.L.S. Presidio of Monterey, Ca.
Occupation of Japan

Most vivid memory of military experience

Was able to travel to other countries. Investigation work was very interesting.

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

I was able to receive my education from the G.I. Bill. To receive a college education was very important to me.