Gender

Male

Birth date

1916-8-21

Place of birth

Seattle WA, U.S.A.

Inducted

, El Paso TX

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

26th Medical Lab, 6th Army

Military specialty

Medical Laboratory Technician

Stationed

USA - Texas, Illinois, Louisiana; New Guinea; Philippines; Japan

Separated

Ft. Logan CO

Unit responsibility

Medical Lab assigned to station hospital

Personal responsibility

Laboratory Technician and Detachment Commander

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

New Guinea, Philippines

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Battle Star for New Guinea and Philippines

Living conditions

Since I was assigned to a field hospital and (was) an officer, I lived in a tent, bathed at hospital, ate well at hospital. No entertainment in New Guinea. Varied entertainment in Philippines.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Army of Occupation in Kyoto, Japan. Because of historical value, it was left intact. Thorough visit of Kyoto.

Missed most whilst in the military

My parents, wife and new baby.

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

One of Japanese origin to be accepted in the American Army to be sent to the South Pacific to fight the Japanese. To be accepted even made detachment commander of enlisted men.