Gender

Male

Birth date

1923-10-29

Place of birth

Calexico CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-8-1, Denver CO

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

MISLS F-6 (Graduated Snelling, July 1945)
24th Division - Artillery, 11th Field, 13th Field
622nd MP, 1st Corp. Forward

Military specialty

Infantryman
Artillery Cannoneer
Military Intelligence
MP

Stationed

USA: Camp Blanding, FL; Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Japan; Korea

Separated

Fort Sheridan IL

Unit responsibility

Infantry and Artillery
Military Intelligence

Personal responsibility

Take care of my men and do my duty.
Infantry Squad Leader
Artillery Gunner
Interrogation Report Center
24th Recon Bomb Disposal
Kyushu - M.P. Investigation Desk Sgt.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Western Front
Pusan Perimeter
North Korea to Yalu River (21 mi) - recon with lst Corp, no major battles, support and recon.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Good Conduct
Asiatic Pacific
Army Occupation (Japan)
Victory Medal
Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars

Living conditions

I lived in barracks in Japan and tents in Korea.
I slept in fox holes and in buildings.
I bathed in rivers, creeks, and field showers.
For entertainment I played cards and went fishing in rivers when at rest.

Most vivid memory of military experience

While in Japan, I received punctured lung. While I was in the hospital, I got shots every six hours. Medic's used me for a dart board. In North Korea with Lieutenant and Korean sergeant, I got stuck behind enemy lines for three days while on recon when Chinese broke through center of line for 125 milles.

Missed most whilst in the military

I missed my family, my friends and car.

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

I grew up and became more responsible. I learned to take orders and learned to get along with anybody. I learned to eat anything, including parsnip, canned beans and spinach. I got married in Japan in 1947 and am still happily married.

Additional information

Same as any other G.I. I am not a hero. I was discharged April 21, l952. I served in California State Guard - 1941 before Pearl Harbor. Discharged in 1942, due to nationality & lost papers.