Base de Datos de Experiencias Militares de Japoneses Americanos
Joseph Shigeru Shiraishi
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1923-6-23
Lugar de Nacimiento
Garfield UT, U.S.A.
Inducted
1944-5-9, Fort Douglas UT
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War,peacetime
Unidades a las que sirvió
171st Replacement Infantry Battalion; ATIS 5250 Tech. Intell. Co.
Especialidad militar
Translator 267
Asignado
USA - Camp Shelby, Fort Snelling; Philippines; Japan
Retirado
Camp Beale CA
Responsabilidad en la unidad
Investigate Laboratories, Institutes & other Technological Installations.
Responsabilidad individual
Interrogation & translation - section chief of 43 men.
Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)
(The war with Japan ended in Aug 1945 and our transport embarked for the Philippines in September 1945)
Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)
No major awards - just standard metals such as: Good Conduct; WW II Victory; Asiatic Pacific Campaign; our 5250 Tech Intell Co. was awarded a unit citation American Campaign; Army of Occupation
Condiciones de Vida
Camp Shelby - basic training - slept in barracks, single bunks, had showers; meals were ok, but too much fat. Fort Snelling - slept in 2 tiered bunks in brick buildings; food ok; furloughs to twin cities, Chicago, New York In Philippines - lived in tents with single bunks along Pasig River - food ok; trips into Manila. In Japan - billeted in NYK Building for a time - before being assigned to 5250 Tech Intell Co. where we slept in single bunks - showers
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
Traveling to different parts of Japan for gathering information was interesting as well as being able to see the sights.
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
Enjoyed my stint in the Army.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
Was able to travel at government expense. Was able to get an education that I would not have gotten otherwise.