Gender

Male

Birth date

1923-8-2

Place of birth

Honolulu HI, U.S.A.

Inducted

1943-3-1, Honolulu HI

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd Regimental Combat Team; 522nd Field Artillery

Military specialty

Jeep driver for Capt. James

Stationed

Hattisberg, MS USA; Italy; France; Germany; Austria.

Separated

Honolulu HI

Unit responsibility

Artillery fire for 442nd RCT.

Personal responsibility

Driver for Headquarters Battery Commander.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

1. Naples-Foggia, 2. Rome-Arno, 3. Southern France, 4. Northern Apennines, 5. Rhineland, 6.Central Europe, and 7. Po Valley Campaigns

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Presidential Citation (7) as part of the 442nd RCT

Living conditions

1. Slept anywhere we could. 2. Bathed only when we found water. 3. Ate K rations and hot meals. 4. For entertainment, went sight seeing and listened to music.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Two of us coming in contact with 3 German officers who wanted to surrender their unit of 1,000 men up in the hills to the 2 of us.

Missed most whilst in the military

Freedom, good food and family life.

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

1. Fought discrimination and proved loyalty to USA, especially after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 2. That I and many others fought for our family's freedom and future.

Additional information

1. Experienced discrimination only once after the war. 2. Used GI Bill to complete college degree in accounting. 3. Treasurer in Development and Construction Company handling commercial and industrial properties.