日系アメリカ人兵役体験記録データベース
George Kiyoshi Tabata
性別
Male
生年月日
1931-6-23
出生地
Long Beach CA, U.S.A.
入隊した年
1952-2-15, Cleveland OH
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
Combat
所属部隊
'G' Company, 19th Regiment, 24th Division, 3rd Platoon
'C' Company, 9th Regiment, 2nd Division
'C' Company, 9th Regiment, 2nd Division
特殊技能
Light Infantry - Rifleman (MOS 1745)
最終目標
USA: Schofield Barracks, HI(basic training); Camp Atterbury, IN (honorable discharge).
Other Countries: Japan, Korea
Other Countries: Japan, Korea
除隊した年
Camp Atterbury IN
所属部隊の役割
Provide light infantry combat support during the Korean conflict to the multi-national UN Force.
所属部隊での個人的役割
Initially as a rifleman in a rifle squad; then squad leader; and finally as platoon sergeant of a rifle platoon.
主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）
Heartbreak sector.
T-bone/Pork chop sector.
Nori/M-1 Hill sector.
Gibraltar/ 4 Apostles sector.
1062 Papa-san/Iron triangle sector;
Boomerang sector.
T-bone/Pork chop sector.
Nori/M-1 Hill sector.
Gibraltar/ 4 Apostles sector.
1062 Papa-san/Iron triangle sector;
Boomerang sector.
勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）
Combat Infantryman badge
UN Service medal
Korean Service medal with 2 Bronze Stars
National Defense Service medal
Wharang medal (from Korean government)
U.S. Presidential Unit Citation
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
UN Service medal
Korean Service medal with 2 Bronze Stars
National Defense Service medal
Wharang medal (from Korean government)
U.S. Presidential Unit Citation
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
生活状況
'On-line':
Slept in man-made sand-bag bunkers or in 'open' fighting positions.
Bathed very little except for 'wipe-downs' with damp cloth. Water was always a critical commodity.
Meals were basically C-rations. Hot meals very periodic and seldom.
Entertainment was sitting around and talking with your fellow squad members.
Slept whenever possible.
Slept in man-made sand-bag bunkers or in 'open' fighting positions.
Bathed very little except for 'wipe-downs' with damp cloth. Water was always a critical commodity.
Meals were basically C-rations. Hot meals very periodic and seldom.
Entertainment was sitting around and talking with your fellow squad members.
Slept whenever possible.
軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事
First combat engagement.
Bidding farewell to fallen comrades.
Saying goodbye to the guys when my rotation time came to go home (it was like leaving your family).
Bidding farewell to fallen comrades.
Saying goodbye to the guys when my rotation time came to go home (it was like leaving your family).
軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの
Family especially - but also unregimented personal free time - which very seldom occurs in military life.
個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと
Becoming more self-reliant and able to take care of one's self.
Having faced adversity and having prevailed through it all.
Also the opportunity to go to college on the Korean Vereran's Educational Bill.
Having faced adversity and having prevailed through it all.
Also the opportunity to go to college on the Korean Vereran's Educational Bill.
その他の情報
I feel that the Japanese Americans who fought in the Korean conflict, upheld to the utmost, those fighting traditions established by our brothers, uncles and cousins who fought in WW II.
George Tabata passed away on April 9, 2000 in Gardena, CA.
