Gender

Male

Birth date

1918-6-28

Place of birth

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1941-7-10, Ft. Mac Arthur CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War,peacetime

Unit type

Combat,sup

Units served

7th Army, GHQ-ATIS, New Guinea Force (Australian)
8th Army 1st Cavalry Div. , I Corp., 311th Logistical Command
MP Ft. Custer, MI
MISLS Presidio, San Francisco, CA
MISLS C-1 (Graduated Savage, June 1942) Camp Savage, MN.

Military specialty

Military Intelligence
Adjutant General
Infantry

Stationed

USA: Camp Roberts, CA; Ft. Ord, CA; Presidio San Francisco, CA; Ft. Custer, MI; Camp Savage, MN
Other Countries: Australia; New Guinea; Admiralty Islands; Philippine Islands; Japan

Separated

Camp McCoy WS

Unit responsibility

Combat
Military Intelligence
Occupation

Personal responsibility

Translation, interperting, administration, leadership and combat.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Papuan Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Admiralty Islands
Luzon, Philippines
Bismarck Archipelago
Japan

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Unit Citation ATIS
Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Occupation Medal
Victory Medal
American Theater Ribbon
Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Ribbon
Army Reserve Medal

Missed most whilst in the military

I was overseas about three years plus the fact that I was not able to see my family before going overseas since they were in the 'off limits' zone.

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

To realize that so many young men gave their lives for freedom and to think that our government seems to forget these men who will never be a part of what they fought for.