性別

Male

生年月日

1920-11-07

出生地

Hilo HI, USA

入隊した年

1943-03-25, Schofield Barracks HI

入隊のタイプ

Volunteer

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

War

所属部隊のタイプ

Combat

所属部隊

442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, Company I

特殊技能

Messenger 745 Infantryman

最終目標

USA: Camp Shelby, MS Other Countries: Italy; France; Germany

除隊した年

Honolulu HI

所属部隊の役割

Infantry

所属部隊での個人的役割

Communication

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

European Theater of Operation

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

Combat Infantryman Badge Good Conduct Medal Purple Heart Medal Bronze Star Medal Distinguished Unit Badge

生活状況

Very poor living conditions - pup tent, mud, no bath. Food was K rations or C rations. For entertainment we visited the little towns.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

While the Germans were shelling the area, I just climbed up a pear tree and picked pears. It was serious when I got wounded on my face - three places and a broken jaw.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Freedom; my girl-friend.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

Comradeship. The unity of the soldiers fighting together. To help each other and understand the other person.

その他の情報

They called me ''Shorty''because I was only 4 ft 9-1/2 inches, shoe size is 2-1/2 EEE. My official height, in the Army records, is listed as 5 ft 8 inches. That's how I got into the Army. I was wounded in the face and head and was in a coma from 7/7 through 8/19/1944. My records were burned so I didn't know about the coma. My daughter found out about the coma on an internet search.