Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1921-11-15

Lugar de Nacimiento

Clarksburg CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-5-30, Ft. Douglas UT

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company

Especialidad militar

Rifleman

Asignado

Camp Blanding, FL.; France; Italy

Retirado

Ft. Meade MD

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Combat and occupation

Responsabilidad individual

I was a member of the rifle squad.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Rhineland; No. Apennines; Po Valley

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

Combat Infantryman Badge; European Theater of Operation Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars; Purple Heart for wounds in action; Distinguished Unit Badge for action penetrating the Gothic Line in Italy.

Condiciones de Vida

Living conditions were primitive. We stayed in captured dugouts or outdoors.

We bathed in creeks where available.

Meals were mostly K rations. Occasionally, we had hot meals when conditions were right.

We didn't have much for entertainment, except in the rear area. Mostly, we played cards.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

When I was going back to the aid station after being wounded, a sniper emptied his rifle at me as I was running along the trail. I must have looked like a scene from the Keystone Cops movie.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

I missed my sleep and leisure time.

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

The many friends I have made during my military service. These are people I will never forget, especially the K.I.A.'s.