Gender

Male

Birth date

1924-4-29

Place of birth

Seattle WA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1953-7-27, Chicago IL

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

Ft. Sam Houston, TX; Ft. Jackson, SC; Seoul, Korea

Military specialty

Primary 3150; secondary 3100, 2900

Stationed

USA - Ft. Jackson, SC; Seoul, Korea

Separated

Oakland CA

Unit responsibility

Intelligence organization

Personal responsibility

Medical Support for the unit.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Maintained a very low profile.

Living conditions

Quartered in converted Greco-European mansion in Seoul. Very comfortable. Mess sargent was excellent. Wrote letters home. Played cards, volleyball, drank.

Most vivid memory of military experience

A one man medical operation in an intelligence unit learns to fly by the seat of his pants. Most situations were unique and very interesting.

Missed most whilst in the military

Being with my wife, of course.

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

Developed a tremendous respect for the dedication and courage of the Army Officers assigned to this Unit. While the activity is not what you would call 'nice nice', it is the price of vigilence. You learn to look at things much more critically and pay attention as much to what's not said as to what is openly documented.