性別

Male

生年月日

1911-4-18

出生地

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1943-1-1, Lone Pine CA

入隊のタイプ

Volunteer

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

Ship's company

特殊技能

Medical Corp; Special Services and Post Office Corp

最終目標

USA - San Francisco, CA; MO; Sacramento, CA

除隊した年

Sacramento CA

所属部隊の役割

On sea, medical support and on land postal services.

所属部隊での個人的役割

On the ship, I ran the infirmary. On land, I had postal duties in San Francisco, CA.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Good Conduct Medal; Sharp Shooter's Award - rifle; Overseas Medal

生活状況

On the ship, I slept in the ship quarters, and on land the Army barracks. I went to the clubs off base which usually was not permissible.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

I went to San Francisco APO and went cruising around with young WACS in jeeps. I had much fun! There was considerable prejudices in the Southern military camps. My experience at Fort Mason in Missouri was memorable. I couldn't ride at the back of the bus because only 'colored people' were allowed in the back. I couldn't drink at the fountain marked for 'colored'. Prejudice was very evident during this time.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

I missed not beating the base fiddle.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

During my experience in the military, I met some black military men who were musicians and that gave me the motivation to continue my education in music. I did continue taking some classes at college in music education. I finally achieved status as a professional musician. The goal that I was working for after military duty.

その他の情報

The military unit I belonged to was called 'Special Services'. I had some extra privileges that most soldiers did not have. I also did much manual labor type work. For this division, there was much prejudice among the soldiers. Even though, we were supporting the United States government, we looked like the enemy.

I also served at the following military bases;

Fort Leonard, Missouri,

Camp Crowder, Joplin, Missouri, and

Fort Douglas, Utah