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Joseph Shigeru Shiraishi

性別
Male
生年月日
1923-6-23
出生地
Garfield UT, U.S.A.
入隊した年
1944-5-9, Fort Douglas UT
所属・部署
Army
兵役のタイプ
War,peacetime
所属部隊
171st Replacement Infantry Battalion; ATIS 5250 Tech. Intell. Co.
特殊技能
Translator 267
最終目標
USA - Camp Shelby, Fort Snelling; Philippines; Japan
除隊した年
Camp Beale CA
所属部隊の役割
Investigate Laboratories, Institutes & other Technological Installations.
所属部隊での個人的役割
Interrogation & translation - section chief of 43 men.
主な戦闘(交戦地帯へ従軍した場合)
(The war with Japan ended in Aug 1945 and our transport embarked for the Philippines in September 1945)
勲章・褒章(個人又は所属部隊)
No major awards - just standard metals such as: Good Conduct; WW II Victory; Asiatic Pacific Campaign; our 5250 Tech Intell Co. was awarded a unit citation American Campaign; Army of Occupation
生活状況
Camp Shelby - basic training - slept in barracks, single bunks, had showers; meals were ok, but too much fat. Fort Snelling - slept in 2 tiered bunks in brick buildings; food ok; furloughs to twin cities, Chicago, New York In Philippines - lived in tents with single bunks along Pasig River - food ok; trips into Manila. In Japan - billeted in NYK Building for a time - before being assigned to 5250 Tech Intell Co. where we slept in single bunks - showers
軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事
Traveling to different parts of Japan for gathering information was interesting as well as being able to see the sights.
軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの
Enjoyed my stint in the Army.
個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと
Was able to travel at government expense. Was able to get an education that I would not have gotten otherwise.
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