Gender

Male

Birth date

1929-10-30

Place of birth

Lomita CA, USA

Inducted

1951-05-17, Los Angeles CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

6th Army, 2nd Infantry Division, HQs, G-2 IPW (Interrogator Prisoner of War)Team

Military specialty

Military Intelligence Prisoner of War (POW) Interrogator (AUS MI)

Stationed

USA: San Antonio, TX Other Countries: Korea

Separated

Ft. Ord CA

Unit responsibility

Military Intelligence Interrogating POWs.

Personal responsibility

Interrogating POW and assisting fellow interrogator. Clear civilians from War Zone to the rear of non-combat zone at regiment level

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

When I arrived in Korea at the end of 1951, major battle was over, and just minor fighting was going on at the 38th parallel line.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Korean Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars United Nations Service Medal

Living conditions

Fair as a combat area. In tents at Division HQs and in wooden bunker at regiment. Extremely cold in the winter.

Most vivid memory of military experience

K.P. (kitchen police). During the medic training classes in hot summer (no air conditioning) in San Antonio, I could not stay awake due to heat and the subjects which I could not understand because of medical terms. After the class, to K.P.

Missed most whilst in the military

Schooling. I am Kibei. When I came back from Japan at the end of summer 1949, I was anxious to go to school for higher education which was denied to me due to war conditions (during and after) in Japan. Only 18 months back in the U.S. I was drafted. I thought to my self, no school for another 2 more years.

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

How to live with fellow soldiers in barracks and crowded tents for long periods of time, and to endure extremely hot and cold climates.

Additional information

Residence: Montebello, CA