Sexo

Male

Birth date

1913-3-29

Local de nascimento

Charleston WV, U.S.A.

Inducted

, Fort Thomas KY

Tipo de alistamento

Volunteer

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War

Tipo de Unidade

Combat

Unidades onde serviu

522 F.A. of the 442nd R.C.T. and .999 F.A.

Military specialty

F.A. Unit Commander 1193 Insurance Officer - 5751

Stationed

Ft. Bragg, N.C.; Ft. Sill, OK.; Ft. Benj. Harrison, IN.; Camp Shelby, Miss.; Italy; France; Germany

Separated

Fort Meade MD

Unit responsibility

Battery of 105mm Howitzers, Operation and Administration

Personal responsibility

Command of the battery of 110 men

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Italy: Rome-Arno, North Appenines France: Vosges Mountains Germany: SAAR to Munich

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

We received none of the unit medals as they were given only to the infantry. Our battery did receive a commendation from a General for completing a 20 minute test in 10 minutes.

Living conditions

Sleep - On the ground Bathe - The helmet...an occasional creek Meals - Adequate, but Army chow. We killed a cow once in Germany; it helped.

Most vivid memory of military experience

No answer

Missed most whilst in the military

No answer

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

No answer