Meet A 442nd Volunteer

Pvt. Paul Bannai, member of the 442nd Combat Team, was once a cashier at the California Bank and also worked for the Bank of America in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Roosevelt high school in Los Angeles and attended the University of Nebraska, taking pre-law. He chose music and people as his hobby, saying “people are interesting. They are all different.” As a sideline, Pvt. Bannai was a manager of Johnny J's orchestra.

When asked how he liked the south, he answered very sincerely and quietly, “I like it very much. There is nothing to complain about. I volunteered to join the Combat Team because I wanted to be in it, and people usually don't volunteer for things they don't like.”