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Akiharu "Aki" Arao

Gender
Male
Birth date
1927-1-13
Place of birth
Santa Cruz CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1945-7-31, Ft. Logan CO
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War,peacetime
Unit type
Support
Units served
17th Infantry Regiment
Military specialty
Radio Operator, Intermediate Speed
Stationed
Texas; Philippines; Korea.
Separated
Camp Beale CA
Unit responsibility
Communications
Personal responsibility
Radio Operator
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
World War II Victory Medal; Army of Occupation Medal.
Missed most whilst in the military
Home, family and friends.
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