Biographical Information

Name:

Yeiichi Kelly Kuwayama

Date of Birth:

1918

Place of Birth:

New York, NY

Note:

Yeiichi Kuwayama was also interviewed by the Go For Broke Education Foundation, Torrance, California.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Asian

Home State:

DC

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company E, 442nd Infantry Regiment

Location of Service:

European Theater; United States

Battles/Campaigns:

Po Valley, North Apennines, Rhineland, Rome-Arno

Highest Rank:

Technician Four

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran notes that he served as a medic.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [10 items] --Photograph

Video: Mixed (Multiple types of video material) [2 items] --Oral history interview

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Calvin Ninomiya 

Donor:

Terry Shima

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Japanese-American Veterans Association

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/7423

Subjects:

Kuwayama, Yeiichi
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Yeiichi Kuwayama Collection (AFC/2001/001/7423), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress