Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Junro Edgar Wakayama
Fort Ord US Army Hospital, Monterey, CA (active)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC (active)
Office of the Secretary of Defense (active)
Other Countries: Camp Zama, Japan
Director of Clinical Pathology Laboratory
7/67-1/68: Control Group
Active Duty
1/68-1/70: Clinical Lab Officer, USAH, Fort Ord, CA
USAR
1/70-7/75: Control Group
7/75-7/78: Chief Clinical Lab Officer, 45th Station Hospital, Ft. Vancouver, WA
7/78-9/79: Training Officer, 44th Evac Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
10/82-12/83: Officer-in-Charge, Section 3, 6253rd USAH, Reno, NV
9/79-7/87: Chief, Clinical Lab Officer, 6253rd USAH, Hamilton field, CA
7/87-6/91: Chief, Clinical Lab Officer, 347th Gen Hospital, Sunnyvale, CA
7/87-8/90:Chief, NBC Officer, 347th Gen Hospital, Sunnyvale, CA
7/91-2/02:Nuclear Medical Science Officer, 2nd Hospital Center, Hamilton, CA (changed to 2nd Med Bde, San Pablo, CA)
Administration of hospital laboratory
Research Scientist
3/02-2/03:Medical Staff Officer, Director, Operational Testing & Evaluation, OSD, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Soldier's Medal for heroism on 9/11/01 Pentagon attack
Meritorious Service Medal w/three Oak Leaf Clusters for exceptional services to the medical units
Army Commendation Medal w/five Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/silver hour glass
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/six Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Medal w/one Star
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon w/numeral nine
AMSUS Ribbon
2. Knowing what Nisei soldiers did to earn their loyalty as US citizens during WW II in the 100th Battalion, 442 RCT and MIS. I was proud to carry this tradition. My father served in WW I; my half-brother in Korean War and two other brothers in Vietnam War.
1. Chairperson/Program Director, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2. Clinical Laboratory Director, UNLV Student Health Services, Las Vegas, NV
3. The State of Nevada Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee (1994-1998)
4. Board certified as a Medical Laboratory Director
5. Held a title of Diplomat and three 'Fellow' memberships.