Gender

Male

Birth date

1924-4-12

Place of birth

San Francisco CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1944-6-9, Fort Logan CO

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, Company E

Military specialty

Rifleman

Stationed

Camp Shelby, MS; Italy; France.

Separated

Fort George G. Meade MD

Unit responsibility

Infantry

Personal responsibility

Rifleman

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Italy and France

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Italian Campaign; France Campaign; Presidential Unit Citation (3); Good Conduct Medal; Sharpshooter Medal

Living conditions

While at the front line, I slept in trenches with my buddies. Only time we got to bathe was when we were relieved. We all ate K rations. My entertainment was when the unit was not fighting. We were entertained by the USO.

Missed most whilst in the military

Home cooking.

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

I fought for my country to show them that I was an American. I don't want my family to go through what I did to prove my loyalty.