Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1920-2-24

Lugar de Nacimiento

Riverside CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-8-3, Chicago IL

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS B-3 (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944)
Hqs Co MISLS
ATIS - Manila, Philippines
ATIS - Tokyo, Japan

Especialidad militar

Administrative Non-commissioned Officer
Military Intelligence

Asignado

USA: Ft. Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Manila, Philippines; Tokyo, Japan

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Military intelligence.
We served in ATIS, Letter Scanning Section. Transferred to Japanese Liaison Section, G-2, AFPAR.

Responsabilidad individual

I was chief clerk handling ducumentation between G-2 and CLO, Japanese government.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

None

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

Army Commendation Ribbon, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific for meritorious service and superior performance for duty as chief clerk, Japanese Liaison Section, G-2, General Hq., U.S. Army Forces, Pacific and made distinct contribution to effectiveness of Japanese Liaison Section.

Condiciones de Vida

Conditions were fair. We stayed in a converted business building (Mitsubishi main building) with converted showers and washrooms. We used the existing toilets in the building. Meals were good--Army cooks.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

We were mistaken for Filipino soldiers on arrival in Tokyo.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

I missed the comforts of home and home cooking.

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

My experience of seeing the horrors of war.