Gender

Male

Birth date

1920-5-27

Place of birth

Oxnard CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-6-20,

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

100th Battalion - 442 - 'C' Company

Military specialty

Infantry

Stationed

FL; Italy; Germany

Separated

NY NY

Personal responsibility

To lead a group of 10 men crawling under barbed wire as ordered.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Gothic Line; Apennine Valley; Rhineland; Po Valley

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

3 campaign ribbons and unit citations

Most vivid memory of military experience

I kept the New Testament in my pocket - read it when I could - appointed Chaplain Yost - was glad when I saw him again in Washington D.C. in 1986 - because I was not wounded, I believe there is a purpose in my being alive today and must thank God. (Koy has been an active church goer since his return - early childhood teachings at L.A. Holiness - attended Centenary Methodist Church after war.)

Missed most whilst in the military

Family and Japanese Food.

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

Loyalty to country; having given my life - the most precious thing is 'freedom' - freedom of choice. (Also see vivid memories.)