Gender

Male

Birth date

1925-09-24

Place of birth

El Monte CA, USA

Inducted

1946-06-28, Cp Beale, Marysville CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

Peacetime

Unit type

Support

Units served

MISLS Presidio of Monterey, CA.

Stationed

USA: Fort Knox, KY, Presidio of Monterey, CA

Unit responsibility

Military intelligence

Personal responsibility

Administration function.

Living conditions

At Presidio of Monterey, conditions were almost excellent - good housing, good (Japanese) food and didn't work too hard.

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

Experience as a young man to 'take orders', 'respect authority' and 'live a clean life'.

Additional information

Residence: Sunnyvale, CA. 39 year veteran of Hewlett-Packard and the first Japanese American hired by the company. Strong supporter of the Japanese American community, and was an active member of the Mtn. View Buddhist Temple since its origin almost 50 years ago, serving as Board member and Dharma (Sunday) school teacher for over 30 years.