SGT James Hastings

SGT James Hastings

Dates of Service: Jan 1951 - Dec 1953
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  • PVT Jan 51
  • PV2 Jul 51
  • PFC Oct 51
  • SPC Jan 52
  • SGT Mar 52

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After discharge as Accountant for 8001st TC December, 1953 I was hired as a DAC in Yokohama, Japan running the printing department for JPA. I left there to go to 8th Army HQ in charge of classified printing. I left there to go to the Sig Corps in charge of accounting for confiscated Telephone networks and negotiated in Japanese, their return to the Govt. I went to Inchon, Korea as Port Supply Off. Bank Mgr., Purchasing Agent, School, HR Dir., Advertising Dir., PR Dir., CEO Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Dir., Training and Employment, Goodwill Industries of Los Angeles, Director, Training and Employment San Gabriel Valley Training Center, Vocational Rehab. Counselor, various companies, Supervisor, Services for the Blind, Washington State, Vocational Rehab. Counselor, DSHS, Dir. of Rehab. Services, Peninsula Services, volunteer, Red Cross

Military Experiences

Jul 1951
Wire Chief
Wounded first day out by booby trap while attempting to lay wire communications to those under attack.

Deployments

(2 years, 5 months)
Oct 1951 - Dec 1953
Japan
Japan
I was assigned to the 8001st TC Depot at the Port of Yokohama, Japan in charge of the Accounting for costs per engine for repair and depot maintenance of diesel marine engines (primarily PT boat) used by the US military in spy boats
Sep 1951 - Oct 1951
North Korea
I was assigned to replace the Wire Chief in the Second Division, 38th Regiment, Charlie company. The next day we went out to replace a severed telephone line to the front lines and I was wounded by a booby trap. I was sent to the Jutlandia (Danish hospital ship) in Pusan harbor for surgery and later reassigned to Japan.

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Jun 1957 - Jun 1958

Foreign Language Skills

2014

Japanese (4/1)

Security Clearance
Top Secret

Academic Degrees

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