Sexo

Male

Birth date

1924-4-2

Local de nascimento

Walnut Grove CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-6-25, Denver CO

Tipo de alistamento

Draftee

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War,peacetime

Tipo de Unidade

Combat,sup

Unidades onde serviu

MISLS (Graduated Savage, July 1943)
XXIV Corps, 306th Hq Intelligence - 319th Military Intelligence

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Interpreter 320

Stationed

USA: Camp Shelby, MS; Camp Savage, MN; Fort Lawton, WA; Camp Blanding, FL; Schofield Barracks, HI
Other Countries: Leyte, PI; Okinawa, Ryukyu; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan

Separated

Fort Lawton WA

Unit responsibility

Gather intelligence, Interrogate POW, Translate documents.

Personal responsibility

Interrogate POW, Translate Documents.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Leyte, PI
Southern Philippines GO 33 WD 45
Ryukyus GO 40 WD 45

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 2/Battle Stars, 1 arrowhead
Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2/BS
American Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Presidential Unit Citation

Living conditions

Slept in fox holes, pup tents, 4 men tents.
Bathed out of helmets or unit shower stalls.
Ate C-rations, K-rations, and hot meals.
Saw movies for entertainment.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Nothing was humorous about war experiences. One day you see a beautiful hill side, the next morning it was blown apart. Same for towns.

Missed most whilst in the military

Family life. Good food.

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

My personal feeling is that war is hell. I had to do what I had to do, and show my loyalty to the United States.