Japanese American Military Experience Database
Masayasu B. "Mas" Taura
Gender
Male
Birth date
1925-10-12
Place of birth
Sacramento CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
, Ft. Douglas UT
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Support
Units served
Japan Occupation
Military specialty
Investigator, Provost Marshall's Office
Stationed
Ft. Snelling, MN; Japan
Separated
Camp Beale CA
Unit responsibility
Civil Order
Personal responsibility
Accident investigations between civilian and occupation personnel
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Living conditions
Generally comfortable in army billet.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Devastation of post-war Japan.
Somewhat humorous was the occasion when dealing with a Russian occupation force counterpart. During a traffic incident, unable to speak each others language, we laughingly had to resort to communicating by speaking in mutually atrocious Japanese.
Missed most whilst in the military
Family
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Comradship with unit members.
