性別

Male

生年月日

1920-5-29

出生地

Loomis CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1944-08-23, Denver CO

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/sup

所属部隊

442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company D; 300th General Hospital, Naples, Italy.

特殊技能

Infantry; X-Ray Technician

最終目標

USA Other Countries: France; Italy

除隊した年

Camp Beale CA

所属部隊の役割

Combat - Weapons X-Ray Technician 300th General Hospital

所属部隊での個人的役割

Light Machine Gun Instructor - X-Ray Technician School

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

Rhineland Campaign North Appennines Campaign.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Expert M1 Rifle European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Good Conduct Medal Army of Occupation Medal World War II Victory Medal.

生活状況

Accommodations were the open ground, pup tents, cots in tents, bed with mattress in a building. Baths were often far and few between - steel helmets came in handy as the means - showers were both temporary and permanent. Meals ranged from K-Rations to C-Rations to hot meals, to dining rooms with real dishes. Since I was in a forward replacement unit most of the time, I had access to music, athletic equipment and passes to cities.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

While traveling through France in a 40' x 8' box car sounds cozy, try emptying your bladder while balancing yourself in the open doorway of a moving boxcar without giving yourself and your fellow GI's a 'golden rain shower'!

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

My family!!!

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

Life is so fragile and precious. I could have been lying dead out there somewhere in France or Italy. I was lucky but I feel so very sad for all of those guys I trained with, who never made it back!

その他の情報

In the twilight of my life on earth, I hope I can maintain some semblence of contribution to the people around me, ie., to the Yokote name. My father and mother went through so much hardship in trying to give the best they were capable of giving under trying circumstances. 'This is your country, Japan is not'! I had no problem with the military, except for the thought of never coming back from overseas. As our family gets smaller it also grows in stature, ie., with the addition of grandsons. I hope they never undergo the hardships there forebearer's did. The loss of loved ones, in particular Brothers Jack and Paul, and my wife of 49 years has made me appreciate what I have now. The World War II experience has made me a more understanding individual, even though I am by no means a perfect person.