THE HAWAI'I NISEI STORY
Americans of Japanese Ancestry During WWII

Ronald Oba
F Company, 442nd RCT

Ronald enlists with 52 other men from Aiea.

At Schofield Barracks, a fellow enlistee, Charlie Higuchi, asks Ronald to teach him how to cook – even though Ronald’s only experience in the kitchen is as a busboy.

The soldiers travel by train to the Oahu Railway depot in Iwilei. Carrying rifles and duffle bags weighing 70-80 lbs., they march to Pier 2 and board the Lurline.

Ronald is assigned KP (kitchen police) duty.