C Company
Tom T. Matsumura was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He was an original 100th Battalion soldier of C Company. Matsumura was chosen for the M.I.S. school at Camp Savage, Minnesota. He graduated from this intensive program on June 18, 1943 and was sent to the Philippines and Japan as an interpreter.
![Tom Matsumura (far left) and friends on the corner of 34th and 5th Avenues, the Empire State Building is in the background. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_003x.jpg "Tom Matsumura (far left) and friends on the corner of 34th and 5th Avenues, the Empire State Building is in the background. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura-headshot.jpg "Tom Matsumura [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura (far right) and friends on furlough at the Empire State Building, 1942. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_001.jpg "Tom Matsumura (far right) and friends on furlough at the Empire State Building, 1942. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura stands next to a jeep in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_007.jpg "Tom Matsumura stands next to a jeep in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura poses with a tank while stationed in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_008.jpg "Tom Matsumura poses with a tank while stationed in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Graduates of the MIS linguist training program at Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1943. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_012.jpg "Graduates of the MIS linguist training program at Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1943. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Graduates of the MIS linguist training program stand in formation at Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1943. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_013.jpg "Graduates of the MIS linguist training program stand in formation at Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1943. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura stands in front of his tent at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_014.jpg "Tom Matsumura stands in front of his tent at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura on furlough in Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_015.jpg "Tom Matsumura on furlough in Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura and a friend at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_016.jpg "Tom Matsumura and a friend at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura and friends go with a guide around the Chicago zoo. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_018.jpg "Tom Matsumura and friends go with a guide around the Chicago zoo. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura and friends while on furlough. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_019.jpg "Tom Matsumura and friends while on furlough. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Chicken Miyahiro at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_021.jpg "Chicken Miyahiro at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![An MIS soldier and his jeep in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_010.jpg "An MIS soldier and his jeep in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura holds an enemy sword and flag while stationed in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_005x.jpg "Tom Matsumura holds an enemy sword and flag while stationed in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![High School Teacher, Miss Emma Roger, visits members of the class of 1937 at Camp Savage, Minnesota. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_022.jpg "High School Teacher, Miss Emma Roger, visits members of the class of 1937 at Camp Savage, Minnesota. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura with his bags on his last day at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_023.jpg "Tom Matsumura with his bags on his last day at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Chinatown in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_024.jpg "Chinatown in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura and friends at camp in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_025.jpg "Tom Matsumura and friends at camp in the Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura on pass in Manila, Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_026.jpg "Tom Matsumura on pass in Manila, Philippines. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![The MIS company poses next to a transport plane. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_028.jpg "The MIS company poses next to a transport plane. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura in Japan. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_030.jpg "Tom Matsumura in Japan. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura with a Japanese family. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_027.jpg "Tom Matsumura with a Japanese family. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura with a Japanese family. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_029.jpg "Tom Matsumura with a Japanese family. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Some MIS friends ride a carabao in the Philippines.[Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_006x.jpg "Some MIS friends ride a carabao in the Philippines.[Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Chaplain Herbena. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_009x.jpg "Chaplain Herbena. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura and friends go with a guide around the Chicago zoo. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_018x.jpg "Tom Matsumura and friends go with a guide around the Chicago zoo. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")
![Tom Matsumura stands in front of a sign at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]](https://stage.100thbattalion.org/wp-content/gallery/tom-matsumura/matsumura_tom_020x.jpg "Tom Matsumura stands in front of a sign at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Florence Matsumura]")