Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1921-3-6

Lugar de Nacimiento

Florin CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-8-1, Chicago IL

Tipo de Alistamiento

Draftee

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

Peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

MISLS A-2 (Graduated Snelling, Dec. 1944)
General Headquarters, Far East Command
Allied Translator Interpreter Service, Tokyo
War Crimes Tribunal, Manila, PI
441th Counter-Intelligence Corp Detachment.

Especialidad militar

Military Intelligence
Infantry
Counter-Intelligence

Asignado

USA: Ft. Snelling, Minnesota; Alabama; Georgia
Other Countries: Tokyo, Kushiro, Sapporo, Japan; Manila, Philippines.
I was recalled during the Korean War and was discharged at Ft. Ord, CA on 05/15/1952.

Retirado

Ft. Lawton WA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Military Intelligence/Counter-Intelligence

Responsabilidad individual

Various:
Language Officer
PX Officer
War Crimes Trial - Language Officer

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

N/A

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

None recalled.

Condiciones de Vida

Living conditions were adequate at all sites where I was located, both stateside , Japan, and Philippine Island.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Exposure to Japanese POW's at US Embassy compound ground - War Crimes.
Also visiting various sites in NE Hokkaido as detachment CO of a small counter-intelligence unit located at Kushiro.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Family

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

The ravages of war - seeing the almost total destruction of Tokyo - Yokohama area soon after arrival in December 1945.

Información adicional

How ironic that an 'undesirable citizen' coming out of Manzanar got drafted and eventually was entrusted with war crimes and intelligence type duties. After accumulating sufficient points for discharge, many of the Nisei language specialists were not given discharge but were kept in the service while haoles were released.

The worst part is that when the Korean War started, I was called back by the Army in January 1952 and did not get discharged until 05/15/1952. All because of our language expertise.

Lost valuable time getting started with my career. Was assigned to Hokkaido, Japan during the Korean War. Did not see my first born child until she was 10 months old.

Residence: Pleasant Hill, CA