Gender

Male

Birth date

1916-12-21

Place of birth

Freedom CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-3-3, San Francisco CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

Battery A, 522nd Field Artillery, 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Military specialty

Infantryman

Stationed

European, African, Middle Eastern, Theater: United States

Separated

Camp Beale CA

Unit responsibility

To support 442nd RCT with field artillery

Personal responsibility

To pass on information to battery headquarters through wire and radio

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Rome-Arno
Central Europe
Rhineland
North Apennines

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

World War II Victory Medal TWX WD l0/23/45
American Defense Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Bronze Star Medal (Up to this point no one had communication and my unit laid wires to make communication)

Living conditions

Living conditions were good. We slept in pup tents and bathed in rivers and had showers.
The meals were fair.
For entertainment we listened to the BBC radio.

Missed most whilst in the military

I missed out on my first 'Million!

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

The most important thing learned in the army was to stand up for my rights.