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Masao (Mas) Kadota

Gender
Male
Birth date
1924-4-12
Place of birth
San Francisco CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-6-9, Fort Logan CO
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat
Units served
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, Company E
Military specialty
Rifleman
Stationed
Camp Shelby, MS; Italy; France.
Separated
Fort George G. Meade MD
Unit responsibility
Infantry
Personal responsibility
Rifleman
Major battles (if served in a war zone)
Italy and France
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Italian Campaign; France Campaign; Presidential Unit Citation (3); Good Conduct Medal; Sharpshooter Medal
Living conditions
While at the front line, I slept in trenches with my buddies. Only time we got to bathe was when we were relieved. We all ate K rations. My entertainment was when the unit was not fighting. We were entertained by the USO.
Missed most whilst in the military
Home cooking.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
I fought for my country to show them that I was an American. I don't want my family to go through what I did to prove my loyalty.
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