Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1917-05-08

Lugar de Nacimiento

Castroville CA, USA

Inducted

1941-09-18, Sacramento CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

Medical Corps Infantry MISLS (Graduated Snelling, Aug. 1944) Attached to Allied Translation and Interpretation Section (ATIS)

Especialidad militar

Military Intelligence Infantryman Translator

Asignado

USA: Camp Grant, IL; Camp Robinson, AR; Ft. McClellan, AL; Ft. Snelling, MN; Fort Benning, GA Other Countries: Tokyo, Japan

Retirado

Camp Beale CA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Medical Corp
Infantry
Military Intelligence Service Japanese Language School

Responsabilidad individual

Medical Infantry Japanese language translation

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

Good Conduct Award

Condiciones de Vida

Normal Army living conditions. Lived in tents and barracks. Bathed in showers. Meals were adequate to maintain health and energy to do the work at hand. Movies in camp and outside theaters for entertainment.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Personal freedom to do whatever one wants to do.

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

I was an introvert, but the military trained me to be more of an extrovert. I have become more self-confident.

Información adicional

Residence: Marina, CA