John Sadao Otake
Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 52ND INFANTRY, 198TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Honolulu, Hawaii
May 12, 1948 to March 07, 1969
JOHN S OTAKE is on the Wall at Panel W30, Line 68

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 John S Otake
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15 Feb 2007

I am a former bunkmate of SP4 John Otake from Honolulu, Hawaii.

I would like to be contacted by someone who served with him in Vietnam.

He was in country very briefly. If memory serves me right it was about 2 to 4 weeks.

Thank you very much.

From a friend,
Keith Tsubata
tsubata.keith@dol.gov


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry lost 23 men while operating in the vicinity of Tien Phuoc, Quang Tin Province, between 28 Feb-08 Mar 1969. The battalion fought several engagements during that time including one on 07 March near the Tien Phuoc Special Forces camp in which three men were killed:
  • CPL Richard L. Musser, Middleburg, PA, Company B
  • SP4 John S. Otake, Honolulu, HI, Company B
  • SP4 David D. Layne, Chatham, VA, Company C
SP4 Otake had been a member of the Hawaiian National Guard before going on active duty. He arrived in Vietnam on 23 January 1969.

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