Gender

Male

Birth date

1924-04-28

Place of birth

Gallup NM, USA

Inducted

1943-08-18, Ft. Bliss TX

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Battalion, Company I

Stationed

USA: Camp Shelby, MS Other Countries: Italy; France

Separated

Ft. Bliss TX

Unit responsibility

Infantry

Personal responsibility

Telephone Wireman

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

All battles and war zones of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Purple Heart Distinguished Unit Badge Victory Medal American Theater European African Middle Eastern Good Conduct Medal

Missed most whilst in the military

My family.

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

I believe I grew up in a hurry. Coming from Gallup, New Mexico, where Japanese population was possibly 75 (12 families and bachelors) to be placed in the 442nd was indeed a marvel to me, being one of the thousands of Japanese soldiers. What I learned was when there was nobody to turn to, I had God to turn to because my parents brought me up in the Christian Faith. This faith really kept me going.

Additional information

Residence: Montebello, CA.