Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Steve Yoshimi "Pineapple" Nagareda
Sexo
Male
Birth date
1946-9-25
Local de nascimento
Honolulu HI, U.S.A.
Inducted
1966-10-11, Ft. DeRussy HI
Tipo de alistamento
Volunteer
Ramo das Forças Armadas
Usaf
Tipo de serviço
War
Tipo de Unidade
Support
Unidades onde serviu
U.S. Air Force
Military specialty
32551 - Avionics Instrument System Specialist
Stationed
USA: Lackland AFB, Tx; Chanute AFB, IL; Travis AFB, CA
Other Countries: Yokota AFB, Japan
Other Countries: Yokota AFB, Japan
Unit responsibility
Shop repair of avionic instrument systems and flight line repair and installation of indicator instruments.
Personal responsibility
Repair avionic instruments and test instrument at bench test. (At times have 2 hours to repair avionics instrument and test for C-141).
I was in the support group of 60th Military Airlift Wing at Travis AFB and Yokota AFB.
Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)
NDSM-AFM 900-3/AFOUA-SOGB - 450
DAF/AFOUAW/BROLC-SOGB-569
DAF/AFOUAW/BROLC-SOGB-569
Living conditions
Living condition - good.
Slept in open bay, 2 men room, 4 men room.
Bathed in open shower and single bath.
Meals were always hot and choice of meals.
For entertainment - USO, NCO Club, movies, squadron picnics.
Slept in open bay, 2 men room, 4 men room.
Bathed in open shower and single bath.
Meals were always hot and choice of meals.
For entertainment - USO, NCO Club, movies, squadron picnics.
Most vivid memory of military experience
As a Japanese-American, I was treated nice and accepted by the American Families of different races. Respected one another.
Missed most whilst in the military
Mom's home cooking, and dad support of me.
Christmas Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Thanksgiving Day
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Understanding the value of life and the support of your buddies to be with you in time of need. I don't want to see my son and daughter go to war. No one wins. Just the family will suffer and worry.