性別

Male

生年月日

1918-3-3

出生地

Fairfield CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1942-11-30, Ft. Snelling MN

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

MISLS Sec 18 (Graduated Savage, Dec. 1942)
Allied translator/interpreter Service (ATIS)
441st Counterintelligence Corps
U.S. Army Intelligence School.

特殊技能

Military Intelligence, both positive and counter intelligence

最終目標

USA: 11/1942-6/1943: Camp Savage, MN Army Language School studying Japanese

Other Countries: 1/1944-6/1945: ATIS Australia - Interrogation of POW's and monitoring interrogation by others.

7/1945-9/1945: Philippines - Interrogations. Commissioned 2nd Lt.

10/1945-1950: Occupation of Japan, Various liaison activities. CIC activities from 1947-1950

6/1950-7/1951: Korean War. CIC Unit from Taegu, Seoul, Pyongyang and back to Seoul.

7/1951-10/1952: Tokyo. CIC duties as Operations Officer

10/1952-9/1953: CIC Unit, Chicago, IL. Officer-in-Charge of Chicago Loop Office

9/1953-5/1954:US Army Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, MD. Attended advanced officer's course.

5/1954-5/1956: Army Intelligence School faculty as instructor

7/1956-12/1959: Okinawa. 526th INTC Detachment

2/1960-12/1963: Intelligence School Faculty, Ft. Holabird, MD

12/1963 retired from US Army after 21 yrs active duty

USA - Ft. Holabird, MD; Ft. Meade, MD; Chicago, IL; Australia, Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Okinawa, Korea, Germany

除隊した年

Ft. Holabird MD

所属部隊の役割

Various intelligence activities including positive and counterintelligence.

所属部隊での個人的役割

Interrogation of Japanese POWs; liaison with Govt Officials in Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines; Operations Officer; Commander

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

Was in Pacific Theater War Zone but not in any specific battle/battles.
Was stationed in the Philippine Islands but performed rear echelon activities such as interogations of POWs.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

During WW II received the usual theater ribbons - nothing unusual. During Korean War received Bronze Star Medal.

生活状況

I was fortunate in not having to sleep in a fox-hole. Mine was mostly barracks style living - similar to our living conditions in our relocation (concentration) camps. What entertainment we had was through films, occasional USO shows.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

In Sept, 1945, about 60 of us Niseis were given 2nd Lt. commissions in Manila, P.I.and we were ordered to draw field equipment to prepare ourselves for the invsion of Japan. We were formed into teams and were to be assigned to landing units. We were preparing to fly to Okinawa to join the invasion fleets there when the 'A' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulting in the unconditional surrender of Japan and so instead of making combat landings with great loss of American lives as well as Japanese lives, we quietly sailed into Yokohama with no opposition from Japanese Forces. I believe many of us wouldn't be here today had we had to make those combat landings.

その他の情報

12/1963-12/1983: Civil Service. US Army Intelligence. Stationed in US, Tokyo, Germany (1979-1983) and Vietnam.