性別

Male

生年月日

1917-2-5

出生地

Gresham OR, U.S.A.

入隊した年

1941-6-17, Tacoma WA

入隊のタイプ

Draftee

所属・部署

Army

兵役のタイプ

War

所属部隊のタイプ

Combat

所属部隊

40th Division National Guard

442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, Company I

特殊技能

Basic infantry.

最終目標

Washington, California, Texas, Alabama, Utah; France; Italy

除隊した年

Fort Lewis WA

所属部隊の役割

Combat

所属部隊での個人的役割

Soldier

主な戦闘（交戦地帯へ従軍した場合）

North Apennines, Po Valley, Rhineland Campaigns

勲章・褒章（個人又は所属部隊）

American Defense Service Medal; American Theater Service Medal; European - African - Middle Eastern Service Medal; Distinguished Unit Badge; Good Conduct Medal w/Clasp; Victory Medal.

生活状況

During combat conditions varied. Sometimes slept in abandoned buildings, other times in fox holes.

Bathed from field units when not in actual combat.

Meals were from our own kitchen unit as warm meals whenever possible. In actual combat we had cold packaged meals.

Not much time for entertainment during combat. We did get passes to town.

軍隊生活で最も記憶に残っている出来事

Not much humor experienced. Much relaxed when fighting ended. Was undecided as to my future as I was being discharged to a strange part of Eastern Oregon called Ontario. Had no job, just clothes from the military. No civilian clothing.

My parents lived here after relocating from internment camp. We no longer had a place in Vancouver, WA

軍隊にいる間、最も懐かしかったもの

Home and family, food and entertainment.

個人的に軍隊経験から学んだ最も重要なこと

To have mingled with different men from different parts of the world, also civilians. Would like parents to know that in general people are quite decent wherever we went - all are humans.

その他の情報

My only gripe - not being welcomed home to Vancouver, WA to my former home. We no longer had our farm there due to the forced evacuation because of Government orders. Had to go to Ontario, OR, where my parents had relocated from internment camp, whereas other GI's had opportunity to go back to their former homes.