日系アメリカ人兵役体験記録データベース
Albert Michinori "Al" Shigekuni
性別
Male
生年月日
1927-11-20
出生地
Heeia, Oahu HI, USA
入隊した年
1949-09-12, HI
入隊のタイプ
Volunteer
所属・部署
Army
兵役のタイプ
War,peacetime
所属部隊のタイプ
Support
所属部隊
ATIS GHQ
521st MIS
338 MIS
USARPACGen Depot, Japan
45th AHM Co, 1st Region, Army Air Defense Command, 3rd BCT.Bde
266th S & SBn
USA Ord Ctr & School
特殊技能
Military Intelligence
Interrogator
Logistics
Administration
最終目標
USA: Ft. Meade, MD; Ft. Shafter, HI; Ft. Totten, NY; Ft. Dix, NJ; Aberdeen, MD
Japan; Korea; Vietnam
所属部隊の役割
Various
所属部隊での個人的役割
Mostly administrative supervision.
主な戦闘(交戦地帯へ従軍した場合)
Invasion of Inchon, Korea
勲章・褒章(個人又は所属部隊)
Bronze Star
Army Commendation Medal w/cluster
Various campaign and service medals (including occupation, Korean and RVN)
生活状況
Korea: Large tents to vacant houses or buildings.
Field showers were available.
Occasionally used old Japanese type "furo".
Meals consisted mostly of "C-rations" but occasionally cooked rice.
When beer rations were available, two guys with ukuleles made Hawaiian music to flow.
Vietnam: Prefab aluminum huts were available for quarters.
Showering facilities were available.
We had hot meals daily at a dining hall.
Entertainment: movies.
軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの
Separation from family during short tour assignments.
個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと
That war is wasteful and destructive and we need to learn to co-exist with fellow human beings on this crowded planet in order to prevent wars