Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1922-9-3

Lugar de Nacimiento

HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-3-25, HI

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat,sup

Unidades a las que sirvió

522nd Field Artillery 'C' Battery, unit of 442nd Inf. Regiment

Especialidad militar

Field Artillery

Asignado

USA - Mississippi (Camp Shelby), Italy, France and Germany

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Support the infantry with field artillery fire-power.

Responsabilidad individual

Emplacing, camouflaging, loading and maintaining of the weapon.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Rome-Arno 'Italy', Lost battalion 'France', Rhineland 'Germany'.

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

Asiatic-Pacific, American Campaign, Good Conduct, World War II Victory and Rifle - expert carbine medals

Condiciones de Vida

Miserable and dirty - slept on ground in pup tent with blankets - bathe in rivers and streams - K and C ration, hot meals from mobile food truck during lull in battle. Most the we had rice with our hot meals. sic Played baseball and card games.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Men in blue stripes uniform emaciated, standing along the highway as we drove by. They were staring at us wondering who we were. Camped nearby for the day and had dinner. One of the prisoner came along and stuck his head into the container for the discarded food. To this day I still wonder what happened to him, perhaps a big stomach ache or worse. At Dachau camp, saw large and small ovens - human ashes made into large capsule piled along the wall.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Freedom to come and go without a pass.

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

I hope people will remember the sacrifice we endured for peace, security and tolerance.