Sexo

Male

Birth date

1931-5-20

Local de nascimento

Hilo HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1951-10-31, Honolulu HI

Tipo de alistamento

Draftee

Ramo das Forças Armadas

Army

Tipo de serviço

War

Tipo de Unidade

Combat

Unidades onde serviu

5th Regimental Combat Team

Military specialty

MOS-1745, Rifleman

Stationed

Hawaii and Korea

Separated

Honolulu HI

Unit responsibility

To infiltrate, guard, and protect the 38th Parallel between South and North Korea.

Personal responsibility

Guarding and performing different kinds of patrol missions.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Punchbowl (Korea)

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Korean Svc Medal w/2 Brz Svc Stars; l O/S Bar; UN Svc Medal; & Combat Infantrymans Badge.The KSM w/2 Brz Svc Stars was for my unit taking part in 2 battle campaigns; O/S Bar was awarded for serving oversea duty other than stateside sites;The UN SVC Medal was awarded for serving with United Nations military forces; and Combat Infantrymans Badge was awarded for serving with a unit under enemy attack for at least 24 hours or more.

Living conditions

Slept & spent most of the time in sandbag bunkers, & occassionally in fox holes or out in the open. Got to bathe maybe once a week in the rear echelon by schedule that was inconsistent. Meals were mostly C & K rations with occasional breakfast brought up from the rear echelon. For entertainment we either slept, or exchanged talking stories with buddies.

Most vivid memory of military experience

The ancient methods and life style of the Korean people. One example is the transporting of waste in cart driven by oxen called 'Honey Bucket'.

Missed most whilst in the military

Home and girls.

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

Personally I was lucky, and learned to appreciate my family and loved ones more than ever for what we were and had. I want not only my family and close ones, but everyone else, to know that I lost nearly 2 years of my prime lively-hood for a war or conflict (Korea) that had no victory.

Additional information

For the time I served in the service was also a blessing. I've used the GI Bill of Rights and taken advantage of it to further my education that gave me my career and retirement from a great airline company. My message to others, 'Have faith and do the best you can'.