Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1915-08-30

Lugar de Nacimiento

Los Angeles CA, USA

Inducted

1944-06-01, Ft. Leavenworth KS

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS, ATIS

Especialidad militar

Translation Officer 9330

Asignado

Other Countries: Japan

Retirado

Ft. Lawton WA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Japanese Language Instruction

Responsabilidad individual

Japanese language instructor

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

Army Commendation Ribbon WW II Victory Medal Occupation Medal, Japan

Información adicional

In 1942, Colonel Rassmusem came to Manzanar direct to recruit instructors for MISLS at Camp Savage, MN. As a consequence, Dave Itami, Shoji Takimoto and myself were hired as civilian instructors (the very first volunteers from relocation centers) and left for Camp Savage, Minnesota, in the latter part of October, 1942. After the school moved to Fort Snelling, I voluntarily joined the armed forces, looking forward to going overseas. However, it was not until the school moved to the Presidio, Monterey (California) that in 1947, I was able to go overseas and served in Japan for approximately 2 years. Residnece: Anaheim, CA