Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1919-3-2

Lugar de Nacimiento

Seattle WA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1946-9-23, Los Angeles CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

Peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

Engineer Service Company G.H.Q. FEC

Especialidad militar

Custodian for buildings in Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Asignado

Tokyo, Japan; Augusta, Georgia

Retirado

Camp Gordon GA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Taking care of buildings in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area such as the Dai-Ichi Building, NYK Building, etc.

Responsabilidad individual

To make sure that employees at all buildings were doing their job

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

None

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

Good Conduct Medal; WW II Victory Medal; United Nation Service Medal; Japan Occupation Medal; Korean Service Medal.

Condiciones de Vida

Living conditions were very good, I slept in a room on the sixth floor. Meals were very good also, with 1 to 31 choices most of the time. Bath rooms and showers in the buildings were American style. Actually had very little to complain about.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

I haven't any!

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

I miss the sleep, late movies, late snacks, my gal, civilian clothing

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

I got my education and more at the Army Language School at the Presidio in Monterey, California. It made me a better person. I was also part of the military police.

Información adicional

I spent seven best years of my life from 1946 to 1953 in the Army.