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Last Rank
Technical Sergeant
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1941-1944, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Service Years
1941 - 1944
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Foreign Language(s)
Japanese
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1919 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
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to remember
Akiyama, Zentaro George, T/Sgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Sacramento |
Last Address
Broderick
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Casualty Date
Jul 03, 1944 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes |
Reason
Accidental Homicide |
Location
Italy |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
East Lawn Memorial Park - Sacramento, California |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
"Go for broke!"
TSgt. Akiyama's parents, five brothers and two sisters were interned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center. His family had been truck farmers near Sacramento, California prior to their internment.
TSgt. Akiyama served as the Platoon Sergeant with 3rd Platoon, F Company, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 34th Division in Italy.
He was killed during the Battle of Hill No. 140, Castellino, Italy in the middle of heavy combat action.
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Comments/Citation
see Notes/Links
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/nisei/index5_anzio.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210341/442nd/splash442nd.htm
http://www.nikkeiheritage.org/research/442.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/nisei/index3_442nd.html
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