John Shimashita

(Born 1945, Poston, Arizona in a Japanese Internment Camp)
Served in Korea and Vietnam near Danang, Army 1967-1969,
Third Generation Japanese American (Sansei)

John Shimashita was a Photolab Specialist and received the National Defense Service Medal. He was one of the original members of the Vietnam Veterans Art Group in Chicago, which later became the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, and is now known as the National Veterans Art Museum. Shimashita’s work was featured in the book “Vietnam: Reflexes and Reflections” and he later went on to a civilian career in television broadcasting.