性別

Male

生年月日

1926-5-25

出生地

San Francisco CA, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1952-4-18, Los Angeles CA

入隊のタイプ

Draftee

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

War

所属部隊のタイプ

Support

所属部隊

511th MISC

特殊技能

Linguist

最終目標

USA; Japan; Korea

除隊した年

Camp Stoneman CA

所属部隊の役割

Strategic intelligence information gathering.

所属部隊での個人的役割

Interrogation of POW's during the war.

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

'52/'53 Fall/Winter Campaign - Spring/Summer Campaign '53

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars; United Nations Service Medal; Korean Presidential Unit Citation

生活状況

Generally good at the parent unit which was a former hot springs resort hotel built by Japanese north of Pusan. On TDY, it was just the same as any other Army units and mostly consisted of squad tents w/bunk beds and sleeping bags. Usually make-shift showers were available. Also, movies were available wherever or whenever possible (early release).

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

Assigned to interrogate possible double-agents (or enemy agents) disguised as a man and his wife with a child (not real). One was a girl about 14 yrs old of Turkish Japanese extraction. These incidents took place after the cease-fire of 27 July '53. They were known as 'Line Crossers'.

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Relaxation in my own preferred environment and good food.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

I hope the information I gathered through interrogation helped in some way to save lives of Americans and bring about the cease fire on the peninsula.

その他の情報

Many of us who had some knowledge of Japan or its language were pressed in this specific assignment after 8 weeks of special schooling in Japan and sent to Korea. Of course all Koreans of our generation spoke fluent Japanese. But when the Chinese entered the war, we had to use Koreans who were tri-lingual (Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) as interpreters. I retired from the U.S. Post Office after 30 years of service and now take trips domestically and to other parts of the world.