Gender

Male

Birth date

1925-11-1

Place of birth

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-5-30, Ft. Sheridan IL

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd RCT, 2nd Battalion, Company E

Military specialty

Infantry

Stationed

France; Italy; Florida; Minnesota

Separated

Camp Beale CA

Unit responsibility

Combat

Personal responsibility

Combat, Automatic Rifleman, 60mm Mortarman, Rifleman

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Po Valley Campaign; No. Appennines Campaign; Rhineland Campaign..

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Combat Infantryman Badge; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Army of Occupation Medal; Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Bronze Service Star - German Campaign, Apennines Campaign and Po Valley Campaign; Distinguished Unit Badge.

Living conditions

Slept on the ground in the field. Ate 'K' rations.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Exhausted, too exhausted to be afraid. Dead Nisei and men I knew who lost limbs. Always felt lonely.

Missed most whilst in the military

Everything but military.

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

Strength and stamina.

Additional information

Never want to see another war.