性別

Male

生年月日

1912-1-1

出生地

CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1943-6-1, Poston AZ

入隊のタイプ

Volunteer

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

War

所属部隊のタイプ

Combat

所属部隊

Co. K, 442nd Regimental Combat Team

特殊技能

Rifleman

最終目標

USA - Camp Shelby, MS; Italy

所属部隊の役割

Dangerous night mission, undertaken entirely by volunteers.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Distinguished Service Cross (posthumous)

生活状況

Tired of eating out of cans. Every chance we got, we picked up fresh vegetables, fruits. eg., onions, black figs. Enjoyed visits to Rome and Naples. In camp shot dice, enjoyed other soldier's ration of cigars and cigarettes. I preferred a pipe.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

1). Being a heathen, an atheist, and not knowing how to pray, I had to depend on the family to do a lot of praying that all this strife would end soon so that we may all go home and enjoy the simple things of life. Hard headed, tho I may have been, I am a humble man, having learned to appreciate all the simple things of life. Believe me, War is Hell. It's not a very pretty picture to see young kids who have not seen or begun to live life all shot up or torn up by shrapnel, laying there never to speak or laugh again. 2). I only wish I could get those bigots, those hate mongers, those super patriots here to see them. Here in the front we're respected as fellow AMERICANS fighting for the same cause. We're proud as hell to be in there pitching, doing our share of the work.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Dancing, movies, my motorcycle, popular music, home cooking i.e. waffles and biscuits.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

'See Vivid Memory'

その他の情報

1). Of ten members comprising the Block 213, Poston II 'Terrors' AA Basketball Team, Fumio Harry Madokoro, Shiz Toyota, Tad Hayashi, and Lloyd Onoye were killed in action and Duke Tokiwa and Geichi Soda were wounded in action. 2). Above information supplied by Bessie Shiyomura nee Matsuda.