性別

Male

生年月日

1918-10-31

出生地

Stockton CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1941-6-1, Presidio of Monterey CA

入隊のタイプ

Draftee

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

War

所属部隊のタイプ

Combat

所属部隊

81st Infantry Training Battalion, C Company, Heavy Weapons, Camp Roberts, CA; Anti-tank Company, 184th Infantry Division, San Luis Obispo, CA; Detatched Service 7th Army; 8th Service Command, War Department Personnel Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,TX; 40th Division, 184th Infantry Anti-tank Company.

特殊技能

Heavy Weapons - 1st Gunner 30 cal. machine gun, 37mm Anti-tank. Infantry - Truck driver 8th Service Command.

最終目標

U.S.A. - Camp Roberts, CA; San Luis Obispo, CA; San Antonio, TX

除隊した年

Fort Sam Houston TX

所属部隊の役割

Infantry; Support Service

所属部隊での個人的役割

1. Dogface, 2. Service

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Citation - served as guinea pig for chemical warfare testing of gas on oriental skin - Chemical Warfare Division, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Baltimore, MD.

生活状況

San Luis Obispo - new tents; Miramar, San Diego - pup tents; Del Mar Race Tracks, Del Mar, stables; Dodd Field and Fort Sam Houston- barracks.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

Shikataga-nai attitude. Always looked or chose lesser of 2 evils instead of protesting as later G.I.'s did. Always did what was told since we were first draftees & didn't know any better. (more like Imperial Army personnel)

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Chazu ke & ko-ko

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

Maybe it was best that the earliest draftees went off & did what had to be done. Maybe it was the better way then to have agitated because we were the same ancestry as 'enemy' and public attitude of prewar America was still predominantly Anglo-American. Hopefully, people understand there is no racial color, nationality, loyalty when chips are down and each man decides himself what is right or wrong by what he knows, sees and understands.

その他の情報

Happily married, retired and contented. Would do the same and make same decisions and choices as 50 years ago.