Banco de Dados da Experiência Militar Nipo-Americana
Raymond R. Sasaki
Sexo
Male
Birth date
1929-8-6
Local de nascimento
Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.
Inducted
1951-1-24, Los Angeles CA
Tipo de alistamento
Draftee
Ramo das Forças Armadas
Army
Tipo de serviço
War
Tipo de Unidade
Support
Unidades onde serviu
304th Signal Op. Bn. - 8th Army(Korean War)
Military specialty
Field Wireman
Stationed
Fort Ord, CA, USA and Korea
Separated
Fort Ord CA
Unit responsibility
Communication for 8th Army (Telephone) HD QT's (in Korea)
Personal responsibility
Supply for Installation and Maintenance Platoon
Living conditions
Slept in a classroom in a school. Also had showers for bathing. Very good mess-halls, with fresh food most of the time. Did not have much entertainment.
Most vivid memory of military experience
Seeing body bags aligned for transport. (In Korea)
Missed most whilst in the military
Home
Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?
Mentally and physically serving my time in the Army. Served my country when called, without reservation.
Additional information
The G.I. Bill enabled me to further my education.
