Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1932-7-12

Lugar de Nacimiento

Gallup NM, U.S.A.

Inducted

1952-4-14, Chicago IL

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Navy

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

USS Eversole DD 789

Especialidad militar

Radioman - morse code - teletype operator aboard ship

Asignado

U.S.A. - Great Lakes, IL; San Diego, CA; Yokosuka, Japan

Retirado

Long Beach CA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Attached to the 7th fleet in the Pacific.

Responsabilidad individual

Radio operator including hand operated code, teletype.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Our ship was part of Task Force 77 providing support for the land forces and to escort our carriers while they launched their planes. I was only on one tour of patrolling the coast of Korea.

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

National Defense Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; China Service Medal

Condiciones de Vida

Life aboard ship was not bad. We slept in bunks usually 2 bunks with lockers under the lower bunk. We ate in a mess hall and our real entertainment were movies shown on deck when the weather was good and in the mess hall when weather was not good.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

During one of our tour of duty in the Pacific: our ship was part of a task force to escort a mock invasion force of marines. The destination was the island of Iwo Jima. We were not allowed to go ashore but we were able to see the marines comb the island and establish a beach head.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Home cooking. Most of my friends were in the service and my brother was away from home.

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

The military training helped me to understand the meaning of discipline, to be able to take orders. to be able to live among 300 men. The feeling of being loyal to the government and the U.S. Navy. Of course, the opportunity to learning Morse code and learning to type.

Información adicional

Military history: Enlisted in Chicago, Illinois and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center for 12 weeks of basic training. After basics, I was sent to San Diego Naval Training Center for Radioman School for 16 weeks. I was sent to Japan to serve aboard a frigate which was scheduled for decommissioningt in Yokosuka, Japan at the shipyard there. I was then transferred to the USS Eversole DD 789 (destroyer) assigned to the Pacific 7th fleet. After spending a couple of months off the shores of Korea as part of Task Force 77 we were sent home and the Peace Treaty was signed during that time. During my final 3 year tour was spent patrolling the waters off Korea and Formosa.