Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1914-8-19

Lugar de Nacimiento

Portland OR, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-4-11, Fort McArthur

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS C-1 (Graduated Savage, June 1942)
Pacific - 25th Inf. Div. (Luzon)
170th Lang. Det.

Especialidad militar

Military Intelligence

Asignado

USA: Ft. Ord, CA; Camp Walters; Camp Savage, MN
Other Countries: N. Caledonia; Guadalcanal; N. Georgia; Vella Vella, New Zealand; Philippines

Retirado

Fort McPherson AL

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Military intelligence.
Interrogation & translation

Responsabilidad individual

Section leader

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Guadalcana; New Georgia; Vella Vella & Philippines

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

Bronze Star, Philippines
Unit Commendation, Philippines

Condiciones de Vida

Slept in fox holes or tents; Used 5 gal can for shower or river; meals were dehydrated foods; listened to radio or played cards.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

My first experience in a bombing raid on Guadalcanal. Humorous - when several of us interrogators came upon some New Zealand soldiers bathing in a river. They froze and were a comical sight when they thought (we) were Japanese soldiers. We said 'Hi!' and talked - were they relieved.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

My wife and family.

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

We all concluded that war & killing was stupid. The enemy was another soldier doing his job. When I left the service I didn't think that there would ever be another war after having experienced this war.