Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1923-8-2

Lugar de Nacimiento

Honolulu HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-3-1, Honolulu HI

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

442nd Regimental Combat Team; 522nd Field Artillery

Especialidad militar

Jeep driver for Capt. James

Asignado

Hattisberg, MS USA; Italy; France; Germany; Austria.

Retirado

Honolulu HI

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Artillery fire for 442nd RCT.

Responsabilidad individual

Driver for Headquarters Battery Commander.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

1. Naples-Foggia, 2. Rome-Arno, 3. Southern France, 4. Northern Apennines, 5. Rhineland, 6.Central Europe, and 7. Po Valley Campaigns

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

Presidential Citation (7) as part of the 442nd RCT

Condiciones de Vida

1. Slept anywhere we could. 2. Bathed only when we found water. 3. Ate K rations and hot meals. 4. For entertainment, went sight seeing and listened to music.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Two of us coming in contact with 3 German officers who wanted to surrender their unit of 1,000 men up in the hills to the 2 of us.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Freedom, good food and family life.

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

1. Fought discrimination and proved loyalty to USA, especially after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 2. That I and many others fought for our family's freedom and future.

Información adicional

1. Experienced discrimination only once after the war. 2. Used GI Bill to complete college degree in accounting. 3. Treasurer in Development and Construction Company handling commercial and industrial properties.