Base de Datos de Experiencias Militares de Japoneses Americanos
Henry Hidemi Furuya
Sexo
Male
Fecha de Nacimiento
1929-3-26
Lugar de Nacimiento
HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
1948-7-2, Honolulu HI
Tipo de Alistamiento
Volunteer
Afiliación Militar
Army
Tipo de servicio prestado
War,peacetime
Tipo de unidad militar
Combat,sup
Unidades a las que sirvió
7/48-7/50: Enlisted Service (Cpl) 8309th Sig Svs, Ft Shafter, HI
8/50-1/51: Officer Candidate School, Ft. Riley, KS
2/51-5/51: Student Officer - The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
6/51-7/52: POW Interrogation Officer, Hq 3rd Inf Div, Korea
7/52-7/53: Translation Officer, 509th MISP, Sendai, Japan
8/53-1/54: Co. Exec Officer, USARPAC DEF FORCE, Ft. Shafter, HI
2/54-2/81: U.S. Army Reserve (retired as a Colonel) Ft. DeRussy, HI
8/50-1/51: Officer Candidate School, Ft. Riley, KS
2/51-5/51: Student Officer - The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
6/51-7/52: POW Interrogation Officer, Hq 3rd Inf Div, Korea
7/52-7/53: Translation Officer, 509th MISP, Sendai, Japan
8/53-1/54: Co. Exec Officer, USARPAC DEF FORCE, Ft. Shafter, HI
2/54-2/81: U.S. Army Reserve (retired as a Colonel) Ft. DeRussy, HI
Especialidad militar
9335 Intelligence Officer
Asignado
USA: Ft. Shafter,HI; Ft. Riley,KS; Ft. Benning, GA
Other Countries: Korea; Japan
Other Countries: Korea; Japan
Retirado
Ft. DeRussey HI
Responsabilidad en la unidad
POW interrogation and translation of captured documents.
Responsabilidad individual
POW interrogation, train enlisted interrogators, review interrogation reports and document translations.
Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)
Korea:
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
2nd Korean Winter
Summer-Fall '52.
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
2nd Korean Winter
Summer-Fall '52.
Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars
UN Service Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
National Defense Medal
1 O/S Bar
Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/2 Stars
Army Reserve Achievement Medal w/2 Stars
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars
UN Service Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
National Defense Medal
1 O/S Bar
Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/2 Stars
Army Reserve Achievement Medal w/2 Stars
Condiciones de Vida
We lived in squad tents with a pot belly stove on each end of the tent. These stoves did little to keep us warm during winter. We were provided army cots with air mattress to sleep on.
There was very little entertainment. I saw one USO show with Danny Kaye while in Korea.
There was very little entertainment. I saw one USO show with Danny Kaye while in Korea.
Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar
As an enlisted man in 1949, I was selected to be a pall bearer for Ernie Pyle during his reinterrment ceremony at the National Cemetary of the Pacific in Hawaii.
Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas
Family and old friends, especially while in Korea.
¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?
Gained maturity, enlisted as a nineteen year-old kid and left active service as a matured officer.
