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Yeiichi Kuwayama Collection

Biographical Information

Image of Yeiichi Kuwayama
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.

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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
 
 

 

 

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