性別

Male

生年月日

1925-5-30

出生地

San Francisco CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1946-10-3, Ft. Dix NJ

入隊のタイプ

Volunteer

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

Peacetime

所属部隊のタイプ

Support

所属部隊

1st Cavalry Division, 5th Cavalry Regiment

特殊技能

Public Information Office

最終目標

Japan

除隊した年

Camp Stoneman CA

所属部隊の役割

Occupation duties in Japan

所属部隊での個人的役割

Public information office. Dispersing reports back to U.S. on individual personnel.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Army of Occupation Medal - Japan

生活状況

Living conditions were satisfactory. Standard army barracks. Japan could get mighty cold in winter. We often slept in our G.I. uniforms, overcoats and blankets.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

Seems like my Army life consisted of cleaning my rifle, polishing boots and endless drill formations.

One incident that I remember was when a G.I. (American) got his foot caught between train and station platform. In outskirts of Tokyo, people pushed the train so he could get his foot out. His foot was dangling so I held it in my hand. Seems as tho' I held his foot for about twenty minutes. My memory is hazy but I think the ambulance came. I didn't get his name and I often wondered if he lost his foot.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

I was young so lived day to day.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

I had a lot of interesting experiences. Army life teaches you discipline. I think all high school graduates should serve two years in the military.

その他の情報

After my Army stint, I finished my art school studies and worked in various art jobs until I got a job in aerospace as a graphic artist (Northrop Corp.). I worked there for 37 years until my retirement in Oct. of '90.

During the early part of WW II, our family was relocated to Topaz Relocation Center, UT.