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Henry Hidemi Furuya
| Sexo | Male |
|---|---|
| Fecha de Nacimiento | 1929-3-26 |
| Lugar de Nacimiento | HI, U.S.A. |
| Inducted | 1948-7-2, Honolulu HI |
| Tipo de Alistamiento | Volunteer |
| Afiliación Militar | Army |
| Tipo de servicio prestado | War,peacetime |
| Tipo de unidad militar | Combat,sup |
| Unidades a las que sirvió | 7/48-7/50: Enlisted Service (Cpl) 8309th Sig Svs, Ft Shafter, HI 8/50-1/51: Officer Candidate School, Ft. Riley, KS 2/51-5/51: Student Officer - The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA 6/51-7/52: POW Interrogation Officer, Hq 3rd Inf Div, Korea 7/52-7/53: Translation Officer, 509th MISP, Sendai, Japan 8/53-1/54: Co. Exec Officer, USARPAC DEF FORCE, Ft. Shafter, HI 2/54-2/81: U.S. Army Reserve (retired as a Colonel) Ft. DeRussy, HI |
| Especialidad militar | 9335 Intelligence Officer |
| Asignado | USA: Ft. Shafter,HI; Ft. Riley,KS; Ft. Benning, GA Other Countries: Korea; Japan |
| Retirado | Ft. DeRussey HI |
| Responsabilidad en la unidad | POW interrogation and translation of captured documents. |
| Responsabilidad individual | POW interrogation, train enlisted interrogators, review interrogation reports and document translations. |
| Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra) | Korea: UN Summer-Fall Offensive 2nd Korean Winter Summer-Fall '52. |
| Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad) | Legion of Merit Bronze Star Korean Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars UN Service Medal Meritorious Unit Commendation Korean Presidential Unit Citation National Defense Medal 1 O/S Bar Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/2 Stars Army Reserve Achievement Medal w/2 Stars |
| Condiciones de Vida | We lived in squad tents with a pot belly stove on each end of the tent. These stoves did little to keep us warm during winter. We were provided army cots with air mattress to sleep on. There was very little entertainment. I saw one USO show with Danny Kaye while in Korea. |
| Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar | As an enlisted man in 1949, I was selected to be a pall bearer for Ernie Pyle during his reinterrment ceremony at the National Cemetary of the Pacific in Hawaii. |
| Lo que más extraño durante su tiempo en las fuerzas armadas | Family and old friends, especially while in Korea. |
| ¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar? | Gained maturity, enlisted as a nineteen year-old kid and left active service as a matured officer. |
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