Mark Tanouye Suffers Wound In Italy Drive

Cpl. Mark H. Tanouye, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Iwajiro Tanouye, 23-10-E, was reported to have been wounded in action recently in Italy, according to word received here.

Attached to Battery A, 522 Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd combat team, Corporal Tanouye wrote from “somewhere in Italy” to a family member stating that “I'm in the hospital and will be fully recovered in a few days.” He did not actually report that he was wounded in combat but it was apparent from other statements.

Going from one of the largest families in the center, numbering 14 and all, he has one brother, Pfc Harry Tanouye, also in the 442nd combat team, and two others, George and James, awaiting calls for Army Service. Their pre- evacuation home was in San Jose, Calif.

Corporal Tanouye entered the army in February 1941, and was sent overseas this spring.

Describing his present surroundings, he wrote that “the weather here is similar to that of California, sunny and mild, with occasional rain. Since coming here, I set out immediately to get acquainted with the customs and the language of these Italian people. So far I have picked up enough words to talk to a storekeeper when shopping.