Sexo

Male

Birth date

1920-7-10

Local de nascimento

HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-3-24, HI

Tipo de alistamento

Volunteer

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War

Tipo de Unidade

Combat

Unidades onde serviu

Co. 'H' 442nd Infantry Regiment

Military specialty

Heavy Machine Gunner

Stationed

USA; Italy; France

Unit responsibility

Combat in Italy and France

Personal responsibility

1st Gunner

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Italy and France

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

EAME Service; Asiatic Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal; So. 104 HQ 442 Inf Regt. 44; Distinguished Unit Badge, 6089 HQ 5th Army 45; Purple Heart Medal with Oakleaf Cluster; Bronze Star Medal

Living conditions

Slept in fox-hole, no bath, K-ration, no entertainment

Most vivid memory of military experience

Caught in a artillery barrage - up front line.

Missed most whilst in the military

Home cooked meals.

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

Came out alive.