Gender

Male

Birth date

1919-4-17

Place of birth

Berkely CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

, Fort MacArthur CA

Enlistment type

Draftee

Service branch

Army

Service type

War

Unit type

Combat

Units served

442nd RCT, 100th Battalion

Military specialty

Infantry

Stationed

U.S.A. - Camp Robinson, AR; Camp Blanding, FL; Camp Grant, Rockford,IL
Italy; France; Germany

Separated

Camp Blanding FL

Unit responsibility

To fight

Personal responsibility

Infantryman; Rifleman

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Attack on Bruyeres and Biffontaine

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal

Living conditions

Lived in fox-holes.
No bathing.
Regular G.I. foods.
No time for entertainment.

Most vivid memory of military experience

The day we were captured. We felt lost.

Missed most whilst in the military

Missed my parents and brothers and friends you (sic) left behind and especially his (sic) wife, Virginia.

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

What an experience a young man my age of 22, had to go through and to do the things asked of him. I'll never forget the different things we did and realized the happiness of freedom. War was hell. Seeing my buddies die and the artillery coming down on us - and that at any moment, I would join them. God was with me and I thank him for guiding me thru. Though I was captured by the Germans, God also lead the way to safety.

Additional information

We have two girls, now married, Sharon and Nancy. Sharon has three children, David (25), Sherry (25), Jason (15). Nancy has 1 boy, Jeremy (150