Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1919-12-17

Lugar de Nacimiento

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

232nd Engineers Company (Combat), 442nd RCT

Especialidad militar

Engineer

Asignado

Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland

Retirado

Fort Logan CO

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland -(Aug. '44-Jan '45); Wounded European Theater 8/23/44

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

Distinguished Unit Citation
Purple Heart
Bronze Medal
Good Conduct Medal
European African Middle Eastern Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Condiciones de Vida

Weather was cold and wet. We slept in foxholes and ate 'K' rations.
NOTE: My husband did meet some wonderful family in France whom he corresponded with until he passed away.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

There were serious experiences with life and death. He mentioned, that there was a comrade that was killed who was on the right side of him and then with all the guns firing, the comrade on the left was killed. But he was saved to return home.

There is a humorous situation about how he slept in a foxhole, exhausted from no sleep for days. Next day, he looked around and his company left him behind. He slept through all the guns firing and bombs dropping. He located his company eventually.