Pvt. Sam Fujikawa Recalls 7 Dec 1941

Pvt. Sam Fujikawa of Hqtrs, Co., 442nd Inf., was a cab driver in Honolulu before the war broke out. On Dec. 7, 1941 he was awakened by “a lot of noise.” Upon investigation he noticed that the sky was full of black smoke and knowing that guns fired during maneuvers gave off white smoke, he knew “that something was wrong.” He volunteered his services at the Queen's Hospital and then worked at Fort Armstrong before his voluntary and enlistment. His only answer to the question of how he liked Mississippi was “it's too hot!”