in the faces of the marching men. Perspiration streamed and darkened their dusty uniforms. Then came a rest. The man fell out. A few lighted cigarettes. Pvt. Tadashi Morimoto cradled his rifle and carefully wiped his rimless glasses. Through those glasses Pvt. Morimoto had looked at books and at life and had acquired a master’s
had left unbroken. KIA Losses for 18 Oct 1944 100 B Sgt. Hosoda, Max Masami 100 C Pfc. Ogawa, Edward 442 2Hq Sgt. Kijima, Tadashi 442 E Pvt. Fukumura, Ichiji 442 F Pfc. Morimoto, Toshiaki 442 G Tech/4 Yoshinaga, Akira 19 Oct 1944 – Battle Day Five
Tadashi Morimoto Regimental Headquarters 442nd Service Company Technician 4th Grade
Tadashi Morimoto Regimental Headquarters 442nd Headquarters Company Private First Class
assigned. There are 46 Nakamura’s in the Combat Team. Among them are three whose first name is Takashi and who have no middle initial. There are three Tadashi Morimotos, all without middle name or initial. And there are three George Oyamas, and three Fred Matsumoto’s. If Nakamura is the Smith of the Combat Team, Tanaka
