Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1927-5-18

Lugar de Nacimiento

Sacramento CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1945-11-29, Ft. MacArthur CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

485th Engineer Heavy Shop Co.; ETO, 3rd Army

Especialidad militar

Electrician

Asignado

Germany, Wahington, California, New Jersey

Retirado

Denver CO

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Overhaul of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, trucks, etc.

Responsabilidad individual

Oversee checkout, repair and refurbishment of electrical items related to heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, trucks, etc.. Also plant maintenence.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

None - occupation force

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

WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal

Condiciones de Vida

We were billeted in a multi-story building designed for pregnant women for Hitler's War Babies Program. It was a modern facility.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

The U.S. Army decreed part of the residential area of Grossauheim near Frankfurt, Germany, for dependant housing. Residents were required to leave within a deadline and leave behind furnishings and furniture. We patrolled these areas to prevent removal of designated items. Shots were fired. One man was killed. I felt bad about what was happening to the people, but I did my job.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Family and friends and Japanese food. I was the only Japanese in the military group.

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

I studied hard, learned my job and was promoted to T-4 in less than 9 months.

Información adicional

I became seriously ill in Germany, returned to USA in a stretcher and was hospitalized for 6 months.