Donald Starnes, 130th Infantry
Unit: Co. C 130th Infantry
Rank: pfc
Volunteer: No
Drafted: Yes
Induction: Fort Leavenworth Kas.
Where: Philippine Is 25th Apr.45
age: 18
Discharged: 20
Overseas: 26th of Mar 1945
Weapons
Rifleman
Decorations
Philippine Liberation - Asiatic Pacific - Occupation of Japan
First Combat
We got in Manilla 25th of Apri 1945 for two weeks, from there we went to
Bagio, We immediately went out on patrol north of Bagio. i was in charge of
getting ammunition up this big mountain, when i got to the top, our men was
pinned down and had to stay dug in the rest of the night we was out for 17 days.
I can recall going down to the ocean and getting on a ship taking amphibious
training, then the atomic bomb was drop on Japan. we went into Japan on 25th of
sep. 1945 and was at an army base the Japanese had near Himeji
Worst Memory
Having diarrhea in the middle of the night when we were pinned down
Final Comments
Got back in the states Dec. 31st 1945 and spent new years in Seattle
Washington
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