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George Sakato [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Dates of Service: 1944-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 36th Infantry Division
  • Battles & Campaigns: Rhineland; Vosges Mountains
  • Location of Service: Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Oran, Algeria; Naples, Italy; Biffontaine, France; Germany; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/47068

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About this Item

Title

  • George Taro Sakato Collection

Names

  • Sakato, George Taro
  • VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
  • Langer, Ron
  • Wayne Williams

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Colorado

Headings

  • -  Sakato, George Taro
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Asian

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 36th Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Oran, Algeria; Naples, Italy; Biffontaine, France; Germany; European Theater
    • Battles & Campaigns: Rhineland; Vosges Mountains
    • Highest Rank: Private
    • Dates of Service: 1944-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service at Hill 617 near Biffontaine, France on 10/29/1944. He was hit by shrapnel when his unit was trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion" (1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division) on Hill 617.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-01-19; 2006-03-22)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-01-19; 2006-03-22)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Motion picture film (collected 2006; 2006-04-26)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Television broadcast (collected 1945; 2006-03-16)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-11-06)
  • Manuscript: Memoir [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/47068

Online Format

  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sakato, George Taro, Denver Va Medical Center, Ron Langer, and Wayne Williams. George Taro Sakato Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47068/.

APA citation style:

Sakato, G. T., Va Medical Center, D., Langer, R. & Wayne Williams. (1944) George Taro Sakato Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47068/.

MLA citation style:

Sakato, George Taro, et al. George Taro Sakato Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47068/>.