Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1918-3-3

Lugar de Nacimiento

Fairfield CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1942-11-30, Ft. Snelling MN

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS Sec 18 (Graduated Savage, Dec. 1942)
Allied translator/interpreter Service (ATIS)
441st Counterintelligence Corps
U.S. Army Intelligence School.

Especialidad militar

Military Intelligence, both positive and counter intelligence

Asignado

USA: 11/1942-6/1943: Camp Savage, MN Army Language School studying Japanese

Other Countries: 1/1944-6/1945: ATIS Australia - Interrogation of POW's and monitoring interrogation by others.

7/1945-9/1945: Philippines - Interrogations. Commissioned 2nd Lt.

10/1945-1950: Occupation of Japan, Various liaison activities. CIC activities from 1947-1950

6/1950-7/1951: Korean War. CIC Unit from Taegu, Seoul, Pyongyang and back to Seoul.

7/1951-10/1952: Tokyo. CIC duties as Operations Officer

10/1952-9/1953: CIC Unit, Chicago, IL. Officer-in-Charge of Chicago Loop Office

9/1953-5/1954:US Army Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, MD. Attended advanced officer's course.

5/1954-5/1956: Army Intelligence School faculty as instructor

7/1956-12/1959: Okinawa. 526th INTC Detachment

2/1960-12/1963: Intelligence School Faculty, Ft. Holabird, MD

12/1963 retired from US Army after 21 yrs active duty

USA - Ft. Holabird, MD; Ft. Meade, MD; Chicago, IL; Australia, Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Okinawa, Korea, Germany

Retirado

Ft. Holabird MD

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Various intelligence activities including positive and counterintelligence.

Responsabilidad individual

Interrogation of Japanese POWs; liaison with Govt Officials in Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines; Operations Officer; Commander

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Was in Pacific Theater War Zone but not in any specific battle/battles.
Was stationed in the Philippine Islands but performed rear echelon activities such as interogations of POWs.

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

During WW II received the usual theater ribbons - nothing unusual. During Korean War received Bronze Star Medal.

Condiciones de Vida

I was fortunate in not having to sleep in a fox-hole. Mine was mostly barracks style living - similar to our living conditions in our relocation (concentration) camps. What entertainment we had was through films, occasional USO shows.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

In Sept, 1945, about 60 of us Niseis were given 2nd Lt. commissions in Manila, P.I.and we were ordered to draw field equipment to prepare ourselves for the invsion of Japan. We were formed into teams and were to be assigned to landing units. We were preparing to fly to Okinawa to join the invasion fleets there when the 'A' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulting in the unconditional surrender of Japan and so instead of making combat landings with great loss of American lives as well as Japanese lives, we quietly sailed into Yokohama with no opposition from Japanese Forces. I believe many of us wouldn't be here today had we had to make those combat landings.

Información adicional

12/1963-12/1983: Civil Service. US Army Intelligence. Stationed in US, Tokyo, Germany (1979-1983) and Vietnam.