Gender

Male

Birth date

1921-1-19

Place of birth

Monterey CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-9-18, Chicago IL

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

751st Field Artillery Battalion, HQ Battery, Germany

Military specialty

Clerk Typist

Stationed

Camp Blanding, FL; Fort Meade, MD; Germany

Separated

Ft. Sheridan IL

Unit responsibility

Occupation of Germany

Personal responsibility

Guarding prisoners of War; Clerk Typist

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

War ended on the day we were being sent to the front lines. Instead of 'doing battle', we rounded up German prisoners of war.

Living conditions

Slept in barracks type public buildings and/or tents. Showered in community-type facilities. Meals were typical GI mass-produced items - substantial but no 'frills'. We didn't have much entertainment except an occasional movie.