Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Yoshio Dick Kuda
Sexo
Male
Birth date
1921-6-21
Local de nascimento
Torrance CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1941-4-25, Redondo Beach CA
Tipo de alistamento
Draftee
Ramo das Forças Armadas
Army
Tipo de serviço
War
Tipo de Unidade
Support
Unidades onde serviu
69th Co. D - 58th Reg. - Fort Sheriden, IL; Company A, 8th Engineer Training Battalion
Military specialty
Automotive mechanic and heavy equipment operator. Was motor sergeant (Battalion).
Stationed
USA - Fort Sheriden, IL; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Separated
Fort Belvoir VA
Personal responsibility
Was battalion motor sergeant supervising the duties of one hundred drivers, mechanics and dispatchers. Was construction machine operator of power shovels, cranes, Caterpillar Diesel Models D-4, D-6, D-7, angledozers and carryalls. Specialized in operation of power shovels and cranes.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal; American Theater Service Medal; World War II Victory Medal.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Day of declaration of war. Pearl Harbor - Dec 7 - working at time in shop, nearly dropped an engine.
Missed most whilst in the military
Home cooked food.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Learned about human beings. Met people from all places.
Additional information
Graduated from Redondo Union High School in 1940. Worked at Bill & Bill's Service in Redondo Beach as an auto mechanic before being drafted. Performed complete overhaul of automotive engines.