Japanese American Military Experience Database
Hiroto "Zak" Zakoji
Gender
Male
Birth date
1926-10-08
Place of birth
Portland OR, USA
Inducted
1945-04-27, Boise ID
Service branch
Army
Service type
War,peacetime
Unit type
Support
Units served
US Army WW II veteran
Additional information
Residence: Beaverton, OR.
Interned at the Portland Livestock Pavilion and then at a relocation camp in Hunt, ID.
Received masters degrees from University of Oregon and Haverford ollege.
He served in various capacities for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Department of Education, Arizona State University, University of Wisconsin, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians even in retirement.