Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1920-12-5

Lugar de Nacimiento

Berkeley CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-8-1, Salt Lake City UT

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

5th Army, Italy; 7th Army, France, Germany

Especialidad militar

Gun Crew, 105 Howitzer

Asignado

U.S.A., Italy, France, Germany

Retirado

Ft. Devons MA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Artillery Support

Responsabilidad individual

Operate and maintain artillery piece.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Rome-Arno (Italy); Vosges Mt. (France); Rhineland (Germany)

Condiciones de Vida

Slept mostly in individual tents near our guns. Bathed mostly with wet towels. We had a good kitchen crew that improvised whenever possible to make our regular rations more palatable. Didn't do too much for entertainment.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Seeing half-starved prisoners of Nazi Death Camp at Dachau when they were freed. Had no idea who they were but found out soon enough.

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

Missed my personal freedom, freedom from strict regimentation, but then that's the Army.

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

The friendships made among my fellow battery mates I cherish the most, especially now in our twilight years as our numbers dwindle. Would like my family and friends to know that they can be most proud and grateful for the supreme sacrifice made for them by those who gave their lives there.