Japanese American Military Experience Database
Masaru Abe
Gender
Male
Birth date
1916-08-20
Place of birth
Kingsburg CA, USA
Inducted
1941-07-11, Sacramento CA
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Battalion, Company A
Military specialty
Infantryman
Personal responsibility
Platoon sergeant
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
European Combat Theater
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Various other unit citation and campaign medals
Additional information
Residence: Reedley, CA.
Graduated from Reedley High School in 1934.
Member of the Nisei Farmers League, the VFW, American Legion and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
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