Japanese American Military Experience Database
Charles Fujimoto
Gender
Male
Birth date
1923-2-21
Place of birth
Riverside CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-7-21, Phoenix AZ
Enlistment type
Draftee
Service branch
Army
Service type
War
Unit type
Combat,sup
Units served
171st Infantry Battalion
Sep.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Sep.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Military specialty
Rifleman and Medic
Stationed
USA, Italy
Separated
Leghorn, Italy
Unit responsibility
3rd Battalion Aid Station
Personal responsibility
Medic
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
Europe African Middle Eastern Service Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Occupational Medal (Italy)
Good Conduct Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Occupational Medal (Italy)
Good Conduct Medal
Living conditions
Lived in shelter halves and pup tents.
Gang showers
Good Meals
Movies and sightseeing for entertainment and going out to eat in town.
Gang showers
Good Meals
Movies and sightseeing for entertainment and going out to eat in town.
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Served in all Nisei unit.
Found the discipline and dedication to become the best we could be, which developed the camaraderie among us.
Found the discipline and dedication to become the best we could be, which developed the camaraderie among us.