Gender

Male

Birth date

1919-4-10

Place of birth

Alameda CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1942-2-12, Monterey CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, Company L

Military specialty

Rifleman, Squad Leader

Stationed

USA: Arkansas, Illinois
Other Countries: Italy; France

Separated

Camp Upton NY

Unit responsibility

Combat Infantry Unit

Personal responsibility

Squad leader of an infantry rifle squad of 12 men.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Rhineland Campaign
Gothic Line Campaign
Po Valley Campaign

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation (3)

Living conditions

Slept in foxholes mainly>
Meals were primarily K rations - occasional hot meals brought up to the front lines by the kitchen crew.

Most vivid memory of military experience

The terrible effect of enemy artillery fire resulting in tree bursts which caused great deal of damage.

Missed most whilst in the military

Freedom to do what I wanted

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

The most important single thing to come out of my military experience is the many fine friendships that I made and still hold dear and will always be thankful for. Under the difficult conditions of combat we depended on each other and we built a trust that still is strong even after 50 years.