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Donald Yoshimi "Don" Watanabe
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1933-10-8
Lugar de Nacimiento
Maui HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
, Honolulu HI
Tipo de Alistamiento
Volunteer
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War
Tipo de unidad militar
Support
Unidades a las que sirvió
8th Army
Especialidad militar
Equipment/instrument Maintenance
Asignado
USA: Hawaii, Maryland
Japan
Korea
Japan
Korea
Retirado
Schofield Barracks HI
Responsabilidad en la unidad
Maintenance unit for Eighth Army in Korea and Japan.
Responsabilidad individual
Maintaining fire control instruments.
Condiciones de Vida
In Aberdeen, Maryland; Schofield, Hawaii; Tokyo Ordnance Depot, Japan - living conditions were ordinary - barracks, hot showers, hot meals and places to go.
Korea - lived in tents, make shift showers - hot water and once in awhile, hot meals.
Entertainment - movies, played cards - nowhere else to go except R & R.
Korea - lived in tents, make shift showers - hot water and once in awhile, hot meals.
Entertainment - movies, played cards - nowhere else to go except R & R.
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
Almost re-enlisted.
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
My family and my girl friend who eventually became my wife.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
The Korean War ended just before I got to the Far East, so I've not experienced any combat. But Japan and Korea were still in a pitiful state - recuperating.