性別

Male

生年月日

1927-5-18

出生地

Sacramento CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1945-11-29, Ft. MacArthur 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

Support

所属部隊

485th Engineer Heavy Shop Co.; ETO, 3rd Army

特殊技能

Electrician

最終目標

Germany, Wahington, California, New Jersey

除隊した年

Denver CO

所属部隊の役割

Overhaul of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, trucks, etc.

所属部隊での個人的役割

Oversee checkout, repair and refurbishment of electrical items related to heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, trucks, etc.. Also plant maintenence.

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

None - occupation force

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal

生活状況

We were billeted in a multi-story building designed for pregnant women for Hitler's War Babies Program. It was a modern facility.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

The U.S. Army decreed part of the residential area of Grossauheim near Frankfurt, Germany, for dependant housing. Residents were required to leave within a deadline and leave behind furnishings and furniture. We patrolled these areas to prevent removal of designated items. Shots were fired. One man was killed. I felt bad about what was happening to the people, but I did my job.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Family and friends and Japanese food. I was the only Japanese in the military group.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

I studied hard, learned my job and was promoted to T-4 in less than 9 months.

その他の情報

I became seriously ill in Germany, returned to USA in a stretcher and was hospitalized for 6 months.