Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1926-5-25

Lugar de Nacimiento

San Francisco CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1952-4-18, Los Angeles CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

511th MISC

Especialidad militar

Linguist

Asignado

USA; Japan; Korea

Retirado

Camp Stoneman CA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Strategic intelligence information gathering.

Responsabilidad individual

Interrogation of POW's during the war.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

'52/'53 Fall/Winter Campaign - Spring/Summer Campaign '53

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

National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars; United Nations Service Medal; Korean Presidential Unit Citation

Condiciones de Vida

Generally good at the parent unit which was a former hot springs resort hotel built by Japanese north of Pusan. On TDY, it was just the same as any other Army units and mostly consisted of squad tents w/bunk beds and sleeping bags. Usually make-shift showers were available. Also, movies were available wherever or whenever possible (early release).

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Assigned to interrogate possible double-agents (or enemy agents) disguised as a man and his wife with a child (not real). One was a girl about 14 yrs old of Turkish Japanese extraction. These incidents took place after the cease-fire of 27 July '53. They were known as 'Line Crossers'.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Relaxation in my own preferred environment and good food.

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

I hope the information I gathered through interrogation helped in some way to save lives of Americans and bring about the cease fire on the peninsula.

Información adicional

Many of us who had some knowledge of Japan or its language were pressed in this specific assignment after 8 weeks of special schooling in Japan and sent to Korea. Of course all Koreans of our generation spoke fluent Japanese. But when the Chinese entered the war, we had to use Koreans who were tri-lingual (Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) as interpreters. I retired from the U.S. Post Office after 30 years of service and now take trips domestically and to other parts of the world.