性別

Male

生年月日

1918-4-21

出生地

Lafayette CO, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1942-1-16, Ft. Logan CO

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

Combat

所属部隊

MISLS (Graduated Savage, Dec. 1942)
Canadian Grenadiers (Aleutians)(7th Infantry Div, Kiska)
JICPOA U.S. Navy (intercept message)(Iwo Jima), 5th Marine Division

特殊技能

MIS Interpreter, Translator and Interrogator
Military Intelligence

最終目標

USA: Camp Roberts, CA; Camp Robinson, AK; Camp Savage, MN; Aleutians
Other Countries: Sasebo, Japan; Iwo Jima; Saipan

除隊した年

Denver CO

所属部隊の役割

Gather all vital military information as soon as possible.
Military intelligence

所属部隊での個人的役割

To interpret all documents as to their validity and translate any, which may be of immediate value.

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

Aleutians--I was assigned to the Canadian Grenadiers as they had no one to handle any Japanese papers in case it fell into their hands.
Kiska Campaign--Saipan towards the final stage
Guam and Iwo Jima Campaign.

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Purple Heart for Iwo Jima

生活状況

During the Kiska invasion, it was K-Rations. Later, we were at Adak in Quonset huts and took our meals with the Air Force.

Saipan was C-Rations. We slept in pup tents. On my second tour on Saipan in 1945, it was a Quonset hut on cots. Same on Guam on my second tour. We took meals with C-B's and they were very good.

We never bathed during combat. Later, it was showers in stalls. Iwo was the worst. Slept in fox-holes. Water was rationed. C-Rations.

Entertainment--none I can recall. I don't know why I went into combat as only one assigned to a unit. Never had 3-4 as other MISers.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

While interrogating a wounded soldier (burned by flame thrower), he passed away very quietly. But, prior to his demise, he kept pointing to his tunic pocket, so I took out a letter which he had written as he very quietly was telling me to mail it for him. I later mailed it when I reached Japan.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Conveniences of home and the freedom to move about.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

The pride that you were able to contribute some small measure in the struggle to show the others that we as Niseis gave our utmost. The experience which I received and the comaraderie and new friends which I gained and to this day many are still my buddies. I think it taught me to be tolerant and to better understand other people's feelings and their views and opinions.

その他の情報

I was recalled for duty during the Korean War. But due to my physical condition (ulcers), I was spared from overseas duty and remained stateside as an instructor at the Presidio of Monterey at the Language Institute. I was there for 14 months teaching Japanese to a group of Air Force men.

Residence: Denver, CO