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Keiji J. "Kei" Hiraga
| Sexo | Male |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1920-10-31 |
| Local de nascimento | Belvedere CA, U.S.A. |
| Inducted | 1944-7-19, Fort Sheridan IL |
| Tipo de alistamento | Draftee |
| Ramo das Forças Armadas | Army |
| Tipo de serviço | War,peacetime |
| Unidades onde serviu | MISLS (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944) 7th Air Service Group, A.T.I.S. in Manila and Luzon at Atsugi, Airbase |
| Military specialty | Military Intelligence Interpreter |
| Stationed | USA: Camp Savage, MN; Fort Snelling, MN; McClenan, AL Other Countries: Philippine Islands; Tokyo and Atsugi, Japan |
| Separated | Camp Beale CA |
| Unit responsibility | Process prisoners and civilians |
| Personal responsibility | Process soldiers so they can return to their respective homes |
| Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit) | Army of Occupation Medal World War II Victory Medal American Campaign Medal Pacific Campaign Medal Good Conduct Medal |
| Living conditions | Tents in Luzon, barrack at Atsugi, Air Base. C-Ration, sometimes hot meals. Atsugi, food was good. Movies at the airbase. |
| Most vivid memory of military experience | Watching a prisoner die from illness. After, roll up in a blanket and dump in a trench. |
| Missed most whilst in the military | Family |
| Additional information | Residence: Sanger, CA |
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