Career
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, then Lieutenant Colonel Fielder was the G-2 Chief of Intelligence and Security, under Colonel Walter C. Phillips. Fielder was a native of Cedartown, Georgia, and played football at Georgia Technical under coach John Heisman. Graduating in 1916 with a degree in textile engineering.
After graduation, Fielder was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the
In 1942, Colonel Kendall was involved in the formation of the Japanese-American Varsity Victory Volunteers, and flew to Washington, District of Columbia to persuade General
George C. Marshall to form the Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Kendall became known as a “Father of the 442nd”.
General Fielder asked Thomas Taro Higa to go to Okinawa in 1945, to help convince the people of Okinawa to come out of the caves and surrender, since Higa was able to make a personal connection with them. The Japanese-American 100th was the first active Battalion of the 442nd Regiment.
Retired, Brigadier General Fielder served as a technical adviser for the 1953 film From Here to Eternity.
In 1970, Bill Edwards played Colonel Fielder in the film Tora! Tora! Tora!. From August 1, 1953 to August 10, 1954. Fielder served on the Honolulu Police Commission.