Gender

Male

Birth date

1946-9-25

Place of birth

Honolulu HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1966-10-11, Ft. DeRussy HI

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Usaf

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

U.S. Air Force

Military specialty

32551 - Avionics Instrument System Specialist

Stationed

USA: Lackland AFB, Tx; Chanute AFB, IL; Travis AFB, CA
Other Countries: Yokota AFB, Japan

Unit responsibility

Shop repair of avionic instrument systems and flight line repair and installation of indicator instruments.

Personal responsibility

Repair avionic instruments and test instrument at bench test. (At times have 2 hours to repair avionics instrument and test for C-141).

I was in the support group of 60th Military Airlift Wing at Travis AFB and Yokota AFB.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

NDSM-AFM 900-3/AFOUA-SOGB - 450
DAF/AFOUAW/BROLC-SOGB-569

Living conditions

Living condition - good.
Slept in open bay, 2 men room, 4 men room.
Bathed in open shower and single bath.
Meals were always hot and choice of meals.
For entertainment - USO, NCO Club, movies, squadron picnics.

Most vivid memory of military experience

As a Japanese-American, I was treated nice and accepted by the American Families of different races. Respected one another.

Missed most whilst in the military

Mom's home cooking, and dad support of me.
Christmas Day
Thanksgiving Day

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

Understanding the value of life and the support of your buddies to be with you in time of need. I don't want to see my son and daughter go to war. No one wins. Just the family will suffer and worry.