George Taro Sakato Collectionloc.natlib.afc2001001.89776SakatoGeorge TarointervieweeCACOVeteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Japanese-American.MaleAsianhttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.89776/World War, 1939-1945Veteran1944-1945EnlistedArmy3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 36th Infantry DivisionCamp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Oran, Algeria; Naples, Italy; Biffontaine, France; Germany; European TheaterRhineland, Vosges MountainsPrivateThe veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service at Hill 617 near Biffontaine, France on 10/29/1944. He was hit by shrapnel while his unit was trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion" (1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division) on Hill 617.ManuscriptBiographical information2 itemsTypewritten documentVideoBetacam SP1 itemOral history interview09/12/2002VideoBetacam SP1 itemOral history interview09/12/2002ManuscriptTranscript1 itemTranscription of video recording09/12/2002unknown interviewerinterviewerWilkersonThomascontributorCongressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)contributorAFC/2001/001/89776SakatoGeorge TaroWorld War, 1939-1945Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.George Taro Sakato Collection (AFC/2001/001/89776), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressVeterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressDLC-AFC2013-08-092022-10-18loc.natlib.afc2001001.89776George Taro Sakato Collection2013https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/89776mixed materialmixed materialmoving imagemoving imagemixed materialSakato, George TaroSakato, George TaroCamp Blanding, Florida [service location]Camp Shelby, Mississippi [service location]Oran, Algeria [service location]Naples, Italy [service location]Biffontaine, France [service location]Germany [service location]European Theater [service location]World War, 1939-1945--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.Veterans History Project