Tadashi Kaba was born on January 17, 1916, in Lodi, CA. His parents were Denjiro Kaba and Samiyo Yamamoto. He had two brothers and a sister. Tadashi completed two years of high school at Lodi High School. He then moved to Elkhorn, San Joaquin County, CA, where he worked as a box maker and freelance skilled mechanic and repairman, making $360 a week. During this time, Kaba married Yae Mochizuki in Cook County, Illinois.

Tadashi enlisted in the Army on March 13, 1941. He was a Technician 4th Grade in the artillery division. He later exited the military on November 26th, 1945. After being discharged, Tadashi Kaba had two children, named Brian and Kathy.

Tadashi Kaba passed away on January 6th, 1988, due to natural causes. He was buried on January 14, 1988.

This biography was researched and written by students as part of the Digital Veterans Legacy Project at Loyola Marymount University, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration

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