Gender

Male

Birth date

1924-10-21

Place of birth

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-3-1, Denver CO

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

I Co., 442nd Regimental Combat Team
MISG Tokyo, Japan

Military specialty

Infantryman; Cartographer

Stationed

3/1944-11/44: Camp Shelby, MS
11/44-3/45: France
3/45-4/46: Italy
4/46-9/46: USA
9/46-12/51: Tokyo,Japan
12/51-5/53: USA

Separated

Ft. Leonardwood MO

Unit responsibility

Combat
Military Intelligence

Personal responsibility

Infantryman
Cartographer

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Rhineland Campaign
France 11/1944 - 3/1945

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Bronze Star Medal - 2/4/1944 during Rhineland Campaign
Presidential Unit Citation w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Purple Heart
Commendation Ribbon w/Pendant (Far East Command - Korean Operation, 6/1946-12/1951)

Additional information

George Uriyu was at Inglewood High School when WW II was declared. He went to Santa Anita and subsequently to Amache. He entered the service from Amache.

After European service with the 442nd RCT, he was discharged in April 1946 but reenlisted in September 1946.

In his new assignment he was attached to the Military Intelligence Service in the capacity of a cartographer.

After his discharge from the military, he took up a career as Art Director at several Aerospace firms.