Gender

Male

Birth date

1930-04-09

Place of birth

Honolulu HI, USA

Inducted

1952-08-13, Honolulu HI

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

302nd Military Intelligence Company
164th Military Intelligence Platoon
165th Military Intelligence Company 500th Military Intelligence Group
509th Radio Research Group
HHCO, 3rd Squadron, 4th Calvary
Ft. Shafter Photo Laboratory
Korean War Veteran
Vietnam War Veteran

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Traffic Analyst
Interrogator
Translator (Japanese)
Interpreter
Photographer

Stationed

USA: Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Hood. TX; Ft. Shafter, HI; Presidio of Monterey, CA; Helemano Military Reservation, HI; Ft. Holabird, MD Other Countries: Yongsan Chunachon, Korea; Camp Makomanai,, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; Naha Wheel, Japan; Cantho, S. Vietnam

Separated

Schofield Barracks HI

Unit responsibility

Military intelligence

Personal responsibility

Traffic Analyst
Interrogator
Translator (Japanese)
Interpreter
Photographer

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Korean conflict.
Vietnam War

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Bronze Star Medal
National Defense Medal
Korean War Medal
Good Conduct Medals
Vietnam War Medal

Living conditions

Good to fair.

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

What I went through all these years to serve my country and to protect freedom of our people.

Additional information

Residence: Honolulu, HI.
Tour bus driver.
Army retiree.