MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Matsumoto, Roy Hiroshi

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Matsumoto ​

• FORENAME

Roy Hiroshi ​

• UNIT

2 Bn (Blue Combat Team) (M.I.S.,attached) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

18184261 ​

• AWARD

Legion of Merit,Bronze Star ​

• PLACE

Burma 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Los Angeles County,California​

born 1.5.1913 Laguna,California​

son of Wakaji and Tei (nee Kimura) Matsumoto​

lived and educated Hiroshima,Japan 1921-30​

graduated Long Beach Polytechnic High School 1933​

interned 1942 Jerome,Arkansas​

enlisted 1942​

475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45​

HQ China Command,Shanghai 1945​

re-enlisted 9.1.1946 (Master Sergeant,Corps of Military Police)​

GHQ,Tokyo​

HQ 6 Army,Presidio,California​

Oakland Army Base​

Transportation Command,Fort Story,Virginia​

retired 1963 as Master Sergeant ​

married Kimiko (2 daughters)​

last residence San Juan Island,Washington​

died 21.4.2014 Washington​

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