Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1927-10-10

Lugar de Nacimiento

Mussel Slough CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1948-8-1, Fresno CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MPIS (Military Police Investigation Section), CID (Criminal Investigation Division), G-2 1st Cavalry; 441st Counter Intelligence Corp Tokyo, Japan

Especialidad militar

Language

Asignado

Fort Ord, CA; Japan; Korea

Retirado

Fort Ord CA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

G-2; Interrogation of POW's; 1st Cavalry.

Responsabilidad individual

Transportation; Escorting POW's.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Defense of the Taegu-Pusan perimeter at the begionning of the Korean War. Advance to N. Korea until the Chinese entered the conflict and retreat to the 38th parallel.

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

Korean Service Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge

Condiciones de Vida

War condition, pup tent, squad tent and in 3/4 ton weapons carrier. Use our helmet as water container. We were able to get sacks of rice and we took turn cooking our rice with regular GI chow. Bob Hope came to Pyonyang (capital of N. Korea) also Les Brown.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

I lost three of my buddies I knew in Tokyo. Served 4 years and saw a good part of the country from July 1950 to July 1951. Returned to Japan to finsih my tour at 441st CID Headquarters.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Japanese food during basic training.

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

To be able to serve my country and be lucky to survive the conflict in healthy condition. I enjoyed the sight seeing trips we made in and around Tokyo and visit to the movie studio.