Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1921-3-2

Lugar de Nacimiento

Santa Paula CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-4-14, Ft. Logan CO

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

Company C, 100th Bn., 442nd RCT

Especialidad militar

Administrative NCO

Asignado

Camp Blanding, FL, USA - Basic training
Scotland
England
France
Italy

Retirado

Ft. George G. Meade MD

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Combat

Responsabilidad individual

Mortarman, 60mm

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Northern Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland Campaigns

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

Combat Infantryman Badge
Presidential Unit Citation
Bronze Star
Other Assorted Medals
N.Y. State: Conspicuous Service Cross

Condiciones de Vida

Living Conditions?: terrible
Where did you sleep? wherever
How did you bathe?: seldom
What were meals like? lousy
What did you do for entertainment? nothing

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

When the war ended.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Peace of mind

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

War is terrible

Información adicional

Came home from Italy into NY harbor and were greeted by the NYC fireboats. We docked on the west side of Manhattan and from there went to Fort Dix, NJ. From Fort Dix we went to Manhattan for a welcome home party at the NYC Armory, hosted by Jinx Falkenberg.

We then went on to Fort Belvoir and paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue to receive the Presidential Unit Citation from President Harry S. Truman.

From there we went on to Fort George G. Meade to receive our discharge from the service. Everyone said their goodbyes and headed to their homes, wherever that might be.

Lived in N.Y. since discharge - married Peggy C. Yasukawa and had 4 children - Valerie, Mike, Gary, Steven and 6 grandchildren.