Gender

Male

Birth date

1924-4-29

Place of birth

Lahaina, Maui HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-3-24, Honolulu HI

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

522 Field Artillery Battalion, C Battery 442 RCT.

Military specialty

Truck Driver, Light Cannoneer.

Stationed

U.S.A., Italy, France, Germany

Separated

Honolulu HI

Unit responsibility

Artillery support for 442nd RCT.

Personal responsibility

Truck driver - cannoneer.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Rome-Arno Campaign, North Appennines, Rhineland Campaign, Central Europe Campaign

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

EAME Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal

Living conditions

Slept in pup tents or in the open w/ sleeping bag. Used steel helmet to bathe or jump in streams if available. Meals? No complaints - we survived. We entertained ourselves by playing cards, talking stories in a group, writing letters home.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Learning of my best friend's death in France.

Missed most whilst in the military

Family

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

Compassion for our stateside buddies. We, from Hawaii, were lucky. Seeing segregation in the South. Discrimination against minorities changed my outlook for life. Respect of Rights of others.

Additional information

I regret that I did not know about the problems my stateside buddies and families had to go through. These things should be taught at schools (mandatory), so that future generations will be more understanding.