Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1914-5-27

Lugar de Nacimiento

Oxnard CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1942-3-10, Ft. MacArthur CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

European Middle Eastern Theater

Especialidad militar

Platoon Sgt.

Asignado

USA: Camp Crowder, MO; Camp Hale, CO; Camp Shelby, MS;
Othere Countries: Italy; France

Retirado

Camp Grant IL

Responsabilidad en la unidad

To protect our headquarter company from the enemy.

Responsabilidad individual

To direct the three squads under my command. As the war progressed, there was less use for our guns, so my platoon was assigned as litter bearers with the medical unit. It was then that I was assigned as liaison between regiment and battalion.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

I served in the war zone but what I did was not as important as the work of a rifleman with their help from the medics, engineers and the artillery.

Condiciones de Vida

There wasn't much in the way of entertainment and the living conditions were rough. We slept in fox holes, sometimes with water from the rains, but when one is sleepy, anywhere is good.
There were times we didn't bathe for weeks but when we dropped back to the rest centers, we felt more like it used to be. The medics were great and the kitchen crew were wonderful as they gave us hot meals under hard conditions.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

My military experience was something I never dreamt that I would see in my lifetime. Living with hundreds of fellows day in and day out under pleasant times and rough times, like seeing your friends getting wounded and killed. War is Hell!

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

I missed my family the most; wondering whether they were in good health and spirits, while they were in the relocation center. I missed the Japanese food and got tired of 'Spam'.

¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?

I have been a loner all my life and to live and eat together with all of my buddies was quite an experience. At first the fellows from Hawaii didn't get along with us mainlanders but as time went on and we understood each other, everything was great! The felows from the 'Island' were willing to give the shirts off their backs!