Sexo

Male

Birth date

1920-10-2

Local de nascimento

Olaa HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-8-23, Ft Logan CO

Tipo de alistamento

Draftee

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War

Tipo de Unidade

Support

Unidades onde serviu

MISLS A-7 (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944)
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) and ATIS

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Interpreter

Stationed

USA: Camp Blanding, FL; Fort Snelling, MN
Other Countries: Philippines, Japan.

Separated

Zama Ja

Unit responsibility

USSBS responsibility was to inspect plants (factories), buildings, installations, structures, and their contents. Also examination, copy or removal of books, documents, correspondence and official reports and records and interrogation of POW's and the civilian population.

Personal responsibility

To find out from the civilian population their feelings toward the Americans, and their military leaders and when they felt that Japan was losing the war.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon
American Theater Ribbon
Good Conduct Ribbon
WW II Victory Medal

Living conditions

In U.S., slept in barracks.
In Manila, slept in tents.
In Japan, slept in buildings and barracks.
Bathed well in U.S. and in Japan. But in Manila had temporary shower.
In U.S. had well prepared food. But overseas the food most of the time was C Ration.
Gambled and went to movies for entertainment.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Didn't have any significant happenings. But one vivid memory that lingers with me was the pitiful feelings I had seeing the devastated country and the pitiful sights of kids begging for food.

Missed most whilst in the military

Home cooking and freedom.

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

Built character to endure any kind of challenges and to be able to mingle with people of all races.