Gender

Male

Birth date

1916-11-16

Place of birth

San Bernadino CA, USA

Inducted

1941-09-11, Ft. MacArthur CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat/sup

Units served

MISLS Sec 8(Graduated Savage, July 1943)
81st 'Wildcat' Div., 321st RCT S-Z Section

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Interrogator, Interpreter, Translator

Stationed

USA: Camp Grant, IL; Camp Joseph, T. Robinson, AR; Camp Savage, MN; Honolulu,HI
Other countries: Palau; New Caledonia; Leyte, Philippines; Japan

Unit responsibility

Combat

Personal responsibility

Interrogator; Interpreter; Translator

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Angaur; Peleliu; Leyte

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Letter of Commendation by the Commanding General- 8lst Inf. Div.
Purple Heart Medal
Two Bronze Star Medals with Cluster
Combat Infantryman Badge
American Theater Ribbon
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Purple Heart
Congressional Gold Medal

Living conditions

During combat, we always slept on the ground or in the mud.
No bathing.
We ate cold K or C Rations.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Always felt lonely

Missed most whilst in the military

Rice

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

Take care of own self.

Additional information

Residence: Seattle, WA. Retired Seattle based Pan American Airlines mechanic, Also worked in Guam, Hawaii and Alaska.