Gender

Male

Birth date

1928-10-8

Place of birth

San Pedro CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1928-11-22, Los Angeles CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

7th Armored Div., MISG/FE (Military Intelligence Group/Far East), 2nd Infantry Div.

Military specialty

Infantry

Stationed

USA: Camp Roberts, CA
Other Countries: Camp Palmer. Chiba, Japan; Korea

Separated

Camp Stoneman CA

Unit responsibility

7th Armored Div - Basic Training for new recruits; MISG/FE - Student Intelligence School; 2nd Inf. Div. - 702 Ord. Maint. Co.

Personal responsibility

7th Armored Div. - Platoon Sgt. (Cadre); MISG/FE - student; 2nd Inf. Div - 702 Ord Maint. Co. - issued ordnance equipment to support the 9th Inf (Thailand), 23rd Inf.(French) and 38th Inf. (Netherlands) Divisions

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Kumwha Valley

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Korean Service Medal w/1 Bronze Service Star; United Nations Service Medal

Living conditions

In Korea, we bathed in the river.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Meeting one of my first trainees on a troop ship coming home from Korea.