Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, September 18, 2005
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Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, September 18, 2005
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Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 18, 2005
Matsushita begins the interview talk about his childhood and growing up in Idaho. He would work on his family's farm while attending school and doing a large variety of chores. He talks about his high school years and then about his whereabouts…
Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 18, 2005
Matsushita would join the Army after Pearl Harbor and be inducted in Salt Lake City, Utah. He would take a train down to Camp Shelby in Mississippi to begin his basic training, where he would start with A company. There, he would become friends with…
Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 18, 2005
Matsushita discusses the friends that he made throughout the War in A and K company. Upon arrival in Italy, he would be engaged in combat, seeing captains shooting at prisoners of war. They would trek through Rome, and move up through Italy towards…
Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 18, 2005
Matsushita continues his recollection of his time overseas in combat, including the Lost Battalion campaign in Bruyeres and the Vosges Forest. He would be involved with the combat there and would head to French Riviera to rest while waiting for…
Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 5 of 5, September 18, 2005
Matsushita talks more about his time in occupied Japan, making lots of friends there and even being there during the Korean War. After his discharge, he would begin his career in the civil service sector, working for OSHA until he retired. Following…
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