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PFC Kiyotaka Uchimura is a member of the famous 100th Infantry Battalion --the Purple Heart Battalion of this man's army-- who came through the Italian Campaign unharmed, only to run into a German Artillery shell in Bellefontaine, France in October, 1944. He hails from Kealakekua, Hawaii, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Takeo Uchimura reside. PFC Kiyotaka enlisted in March, 1943 and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In civilian life he was a carpenter on defense work at the time of Pearl Harbor. He is 23 years old and unmarried. PFC Kiyotaka wears the following: Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Unit Citation, ETO with two Battle Stars, Good Conduct medal. -- Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru -- Palo Alto, California. 7/14/45

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The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.