Henry Y. Arao Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

The Veteran's biographical form list race/ethnicity as Japanese American.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Asian

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company A, 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT)

Location of Service:

Camp Roberts, California (basic training); Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Fort Riley, Kansas; France; Italy; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [1 item] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Photographic print [6 items] --Photographs

Photograph: Duplicate [4 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Multiple types of electronic files

Interviewer:

Brian Henderson

Contributor:

Sam Farr

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Sam Farr

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/65327

Subjects:

Arao, Henry Y.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Henry Y. Arao Collection
(AFC/2001/001/65327), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress