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Akira "Pete" Naguwa
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1919-9-2
Lugar de Nacimiento
Mountainview HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
1941-9-11, San Francisco CA
Tipo de Alistamiento
Draftee
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War
Tipo de unidad militar
Combat
Unidades a las que sirvió
522nd Battalion B, 442nd, (522nd Field Artillery Battalion)
Especialidad militar
(Field Artillery) Chief of Section Gun 539
Asignado
Camp Roberts, CA; Ft. Lewis, WA; Ft. Sill, OK; Camp Shelby, MS; Italy, France, Germany
Retirado
Camp Beale CA
Responsabilidad en la unidad
Support the 442nd Cambat Team (Field Artillery)
Responsabilidad individual
I was responsible for my cannon section.
Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)
(Southern France invasion battle) Central Europe, Rhineland, North Appennines, Rome-Arno Go 40 WD 45
Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)
World War II Victory Medal TWX WD 45, Good Conduct Medal with Clasp, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal
Condiciones de Vida
We slept in open fields. We sometimes bathed in open showers or open buckets. We ate mostly hot meals served by the company. Sometimes we ate K rations and C rations. For entertainment we played baseball and volleyball.
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
When I was in Italy, in a grape field, sitting down and talking stories with about 10 other soldiers, all of a sudden a motar shell exploded right near us and we dived into the ditches. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. We started laughing and said, 'why did we dive in here for--nothing happened.'
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
I missed the home-cooked food, the beach, fishing, getting together with family and friends.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
I gained all kinds of knowledge about different people, places, etc. (Greater knowledge of the world). I made new friendships that have lasted over the years. Also, helping others and others helping in return. Enjoy life as much as possible. Gain knowlege about what's going on in this world.