Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1917-2-5

Lugar de Nacimiento

Gresham OR, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-6-17, Tacoma WA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

40th Division National Guard

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

Especialidad militar

Basic infantry.

Asignado

Washington, California, Texas, Alabama, Utah; France; Italy

Retirado

Fort Lewis WA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Combat

Responsabilidad individual

Soldier

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland Campaigns

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

American Defense Service Medal; American Theater Service Medal; European - African - Middle Eastern Service Medal; Distinguished Unit Badge; Good Conduct Medal w/Clasp; Victory Medal.

Condiciones de Vida

During combat conditions varied. Sometimes slept in abandoned buildings, other times in fox holes.

Bathed from field units when not in actual combat.

Meals were from our own kitchen unit as warm meals whenever possible. In actual combat we had cold packaged meals.

Not much time for entertainment during combat. We did get passes to town.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Not much humor experienced. Much relaxed when fighting ended. Was undecided as to my future as I was being discharged to a strange part of Eastern Oregon called Ontario. Had no job, just clothes from the military. No civilian clothing.

My parents lived here after relocating from internment camp. We no longer had a place in Vancouver, WA

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Home and family, food and entertainment.

¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?

To have mingled with different men from different parts of the world, also civilians. Would like parents to know that in general people are quite decent wherever we went - all are humans.

Información adicional

My only gripe - not being welcomed home to Vancouver, WA to my former home. We no longer had our farm there due to the forced evacuation because of Government orders. Had to go to Ontario, OR, where my parents had relocated from internment camp, whereas other GI's had opportunity to go back to their former homes.