Japanese American Military Experience Database
Mitsuo S. "Mits" Kunihiro
Gender
Male
Birth date
1918-7-7
Place of birth
Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1941-7-9, Fort McArthur CA
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
7th Div. 32nd Inf. Regmt. - Det. Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team - E Co.
442nd Regimental Combat Team - E Co.
Military specialty
Supply Clerk 835, Combat Infantry
Stationed
USA: Ft. Ord, CA; Ft. Custer, MI; Camp Blanding, FL
Other Countries: Italy, placed in 'E' Co. of RCT; France
Other Countries: Italy, placed in 'E' Co. of RCT; France
Separated
Ft. McArthur CA
Unit responsibility
Combat Infantry Regiment Company.
Personal responsibility
A cook at Ft. Custer for HQ Co. and post officers club and replaced the 442nd RCT, combat infrantryman
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Eto, France.
Wounded in combat in France. Hospitalized and reclassified to No-Combatant. Returned home Dec. 12, 1945.
Wounded in combat in France. Hospitalized and reclassified to No-Combatant. Returned home Dec. 12, 1945.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Purple Heart
Missed most whilst in the military
Home, wife and family, and friends
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
I feel proud to have served my country in time of need to defend her.
Additional information
During basic training at Camp Roberts, several were asked to make up training drawings of weapons, including all detail parts from actual weapons to a larger detail scale. Three niseis were selected and entrusted to help make these training charts.