Gender

Male

Birth date

1921-6-21

Place of birth

Torrance CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-4-25, Redondo Beach CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

69th Co. D - 58th Reg. - Fort Sheriden, IL; Company A, 8th Engineer Training Battalion

Military specialty

Automotive mechanic and heavy equipment operator. Was motor sergeant (Battalion).

Stationed

USA - Fort Sheriden, IL; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Separated

Fort Belvoir VA

Personal responsibility

Was battalion motor sergeant supervising the duties of one hundred drivers, mechanics and dispatchers. Was construction machine operator of power shovels, cranes, Caterpillar Diesel Models D-4, D-6, D-7, angledozers and carryalls. Specialized in operation of power shovels and cranes.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal; American Theater Service Medal; World War II Victory Medal.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Day of declaration of war. Pearl Harbor - Dec 7 - working at time in shop, nearly dropped an engine.

Missed most whilst in the military

Home cooked food.

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

Learned about human beings. Met people from all places.

Additional information

Graduated from Redondo Union High School in 1940. Worked at Bill & Bill's Service in Redondo Beach as an auto mechanic before being drafted. Performed complete overhaul of automotive engines.