Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1929-9-8

Lugar de Nacimiento

Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1947-7-9, Ft. MacArthur CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

IPW Team - 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division (Korea)

Especialidad militar

Military Intelligence - Interrogation of prisoners of war.

Asignado

Ft. Ord, CA; Presidio of Monterey, CA; ATIS, Tokyo, Japan; 24th Infantry Division, Kokura, Japan; 19th Infantry Regiment, Beppu, Japan; 19th Infantry Regiment, Korea (until June 1951); HQ Company SWC, Osaka, Japan (until November 1951); Ft. Bragg, NC (until discharge).

Retirado

Ft. Bragg NC

Responsabilidad en la unidad

To interrogate prisoners of war.

Responsabilidad individual

Jeep driver and interrogator.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Our unit received 5 battle stars. I personally was involved in combat in Korea, the month of July 1950.

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

5 Battle Stars; Presidential Unit Citation; Korean Presidential Unit Citation; Bronze Star (meritorious service); Combat Infantryman Badge.

Condiciones de Vida

At first, we slept in foxholes, we bathed by a well, we had C-rations. Later in August we received a large tent for our IPW Team, but sometimes we slept in Korean houses. We played cards, saw an occasional movie. My biggest thrill was seeing Bob Hope and entourage at Pyong Yang, North Korea.

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

Being left behind by our Lt. He ordered us to go up a hill to watch for the enemy. When the action started, we (three enlisted men) got down the hill, looked for the Lt. and my jeep, and found he had 'bugged out' with my jeep!

Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas

My family.

¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?

'War is hell' as quoted by someone more famous than me. Not only have I seen men killed (one before my own eyes) but I've seen the bodies of South Korean civilians killed by North Korean soldiers. The real victims in war are the civilians. In our rush towards the Chinese border, we liberated much territory and many local governments. Then we retreated south and the civilians retreated with us and some of them were killed - man's inhumanity to man.