Sakakida Richard

Richard Sakakida

Born: November 19, 1920, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United States.

Overview: American World War II intelligence operative known for service with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Pacific theater. His wartime experiences, including capture and interrogation by Japanese forces in the Philippines, have been cited in historical accounts of OSS operations and prisoner-of-war narratives.

Public life and media

Public attention centers on his wartime service. There are no verified official social media accounts tied to him. Media coverage about his life is primarily historical, appearing in veterans’ histories and World War II reference works. Contemporary reporting generally addresses OSS history and Pacific theater operations rather than ongoing activities by Sakakida himself.

Notable events

• Captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines during 1942 while performing intelligence duties.
• Subjected to interrogation and torture for undercover work; survived and contributed to the historical record of OSS activities.

Legacy and publications

His story is cited in works detailing U.S. intelligence operations in World War II and the experiences of American agents in the Pacific theater. Specific postwar projects or publications directly authored by him are not widely cataloged in public records.

Recent activity

There are no known verified public projects, lectures, or ongoing public-facing initiatives attributed to him in contemporary sources. Any archival references are historical in nature.