Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1923-2-17

Lugar de Nacimiento

Belvedere CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-6-18, Fort Douglas UT

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS D-18 (Graduated Snelling, Sept. 1944)
4029th Signal Intelligence Service Detachment

Especialidad militar

Interpreter - Japanese language

Asignado

USA:
Fort McClellan, AL
Fort Snelling, St. Paul, MN
Ft. Monmouth, NJ

Japan:
GHQ ATIS Tokyo, Japan
War Crimes Investigation Div., Graves Registration, Osaka, Japan

Retirado

Camp Beale CA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

With 4029th Signal Intelligence: to intercept Japanese messages.
With Graves Registration: to help expedite war criminal trials.

Responsabilidad individual

Intercept the messages and translate it to the best of my ability.
Had to interview, locate grave sites of B-29 fliers shot down and seek information from villagers.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Occupational duty in Japan.

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

American Campaign Medal
Asiatic Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Condiciones de Vida

Living quarters were regular army style - cot - bed, or on the ground, during basic training. Bunk beds, cooked meals, hot showers during language school period. Depending upon where you were located. It varied during occupational duty period.
As for entertainments, during the basic training periods, it was limited, but during MIS Language School period - we were given weekend passes into town, so the entertainment was no limit...we were treated very nice, welcomed almost any place we went, etc.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Being homesick for one, second not being able to eat 'O-cha-zuke' and lastly, appreciated the home-baked cookies my mother used to send and I shared them with my buddies even if it came crumbled many times!

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

The home life, the home cooking. The regimental life was tough, but like anything else, one gets adjusted to it.

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

That I had the privilege to serve my country, in spite of my family being incarcerated. To my family and to those close to me, I wanted them to know and understand, how much I had appreciated their encouragement and support they had given me at the time of my entering the service.

Información adicional

That, as a Nisei veteran, I was able to do my duty - that I had done my part to serve with the rest of the Nisei veterans.