Japanese American Military Experience Database
Enro Okada
Gender
Male
Birth date
1923-5-20
Place of birth
Portland OR, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-8-1, Ft. Douglas UT
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
Co. I, 442nd RCT
Military specialty
Runner
Stationed
USA - Camp Blanding, FL; France; Italy
Separated
Dibble General Hospital
Unit responsibility
Headquarter platoon; Co. I - 442nf RCT
Personal responsibility
Communication
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Rome-Arno Campaign
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Good Conduct; Purple Heart; Combat Infantryman Badge; American Theatre; World War II Victory Medal; European African Middle Eastern Theatre w/ one Bronze Battle Star
Living conditions
Sleep - slit trenches, fox-holes.
Bathe - did not.
Meals - K rations
Entertainment - none.
Most vivid memory of military experience
A lieutenant, a sergeant, a corporal and a PFC were killed by the shell that wounded me.
Missed most whilst in the military
Family - fiancee'
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
It is a very frightening experience to know that someone is trying to kill you.
Additional information
My war experience was very limited - eleven days at the front.
