Hichiro Matsumoto
232nd Combat Engineer Company

Military Enlistment

Hichiro Matsumoto

All five Matsumoto brothers - Susumu, Walter, Tsutomu, Matao, and Hichiro - volunteer for military service. Three - Walter, Matao, and Hichiro - are inducted into the 442nd RCT.

From the first day he reports to Schofield Barracks, Hichiro asks himself, "What did I get myself into?"

The 442nd RCT sails on the S.S. Lurline to California and goes by train to Camp Shelby, Mississippi.