Japanese American Military Experience Database

Nagashi Edward "Eishi" Yamamoto

Gender

Male

Birth date

1922-8-19

Place of birth

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-11-2, Ft. Sheridan IL

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat,sup

Units served

MISLS (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1945)
MIS - Pacific

Military specialty

Military Intelligence

Stationed

USA: Ft. McClellan, AL; Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Japan

Separated

Letterman Gen. Hosp. CA

Unit responsibility

Occupation of Japan

Personal responsibility

Intelligence

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Meritorious Service Unit
American Theater Ribbon
Army of Occupation Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Living conditions

Good

Missed most whilst in the military

Home

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

Able for finish my college education thru the G.I. Bill