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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Jul 24
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
3rd Engineer Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Anzio Campaign
Belvedere
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Title
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 4 of 4, June 25, 2007
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Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0774_04_Wozumi
Description
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi talks about his family's legacy of daughters and grandchildren. He also has great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Thomas and his wife Frances recently went to Vegas, and sometimes he goes to the 100th Club. Thomas proudly served his county in the 100th. He says war experience is good, but no one has a guarantee that you will live. A person should serve their country.
100th
Army life
family
grandchildren
great grandchildren
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese American
legacy
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
post war
Sansei
war experiences
wife
Yonsei
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Jul 24
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
3rd Engineer Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Anzio Campaign
Belvedere
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 3 of 4, June 25, 2007
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Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0774_03_Wozumi
Description
An account of the resource
Thomas Ukichi Wozumi goes on leave to New York before going overseas. He shows an original menu he got from Miyako Restaurant in New York. Thomas departs on a cargo ship and lands in Iran and travels to Naples, France.
He recalls his first battle, the Lost Battalion, and the 442nd first battle with the German soldiers. He discusses the difference between German and American guns, living conditions on the battlefield, and replacements.
At the end of October, Thomas is injured by a landmine when his Company crosses the river. He receives the Purple Heart for his injuries. After his recovery, he goes to Anzio and stays in Naples for a while. Shortly after, Thomas gets trench foot and is reclassified from the messenger squad to being a driver.
Thomas returns to Hawaii on September 5, 1945, after being discharge from service. He shares his homecoming experience and works at the Post Office as a mail courier for 27 years before retiring.
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442nd
Anzio
Anzio beach
artillery fire
artillery shells
attack
basic training
battle
battle memories
correspondence
discharged
employment
Epinal
Florida
foxholes
German guns
German soldiers
gun
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Issei parents
Killed in Action
Lost Battalion
Naples
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
overseas
overseas trip
platoon
post war
Purple Heart
reclassification
replacements
rifles
San Francisco
shrapnel
squad
trench foot
wife
wounded in action
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Jul 24
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
3rd Engineer Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Anzio Campaign
Belvedere
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Title
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 2 of 4, June 25, 2007
Creator
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Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0774_02_Wozumi
Description
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi discusses basic training and going to the Mainland to McCoy and Camp Shelby. Thomas changes from the regular Army to the 100th Battalion. There are differences between the Mainland soldiers and the Hawaiian soldiers. However, Thomas says those difference do not matter when you are working closely together.
Overseas, Thomas's duties include being a driver for high ranking officers and a messenger. He shares a story about good and bad leadership and the effects they have. Thomas speaks highly of Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa and Staff Sgt. Allan M. Ohata.
Before being drafted into the Army, Thomas gets married to Frances Fusako Masumoto in 1940, and they have a daughter.
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
100th
100th/442nd
442nd
basic training
black out
bug bites
C Company
Camp Shelby
Cassino
child delivery
colored
Company B
Company Commander
Congressional Medal of Honor
discrimination in the work force
E Company
Epinal
France
friendly fire
frontline
Germany
Hawaiian soldiers
Italy
Japanese American
Killed in Action
Lost Battalion
Mainland
Mainland soldiers
marriage
McKinley High School
Nisei
Nisei soldier
Racism
Rapido River
Salerno
segregation
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Title
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Jul 24
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
3rd Engineer Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Anzio Campaign
Belvedere
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Dublin Core
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Title
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 25, 2007
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0774_01_Wozumi
Description
An account of the resource
Thomas Ukichi Wozumi is born July 24, 1918, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father Utaro Wozumi, and mother, Otsuru Yamamoto Wozumi are Issei from Japan. He has two older siblings, Mildred and James.
Thomas and his family live at Castle Estate Kindergarten, where his father works. His family maintains their Japanese values and morals at home. Besides attending primary school, Thomas attends the Japanese Language School. In his free time, his childhood activities include diving for squid, fishing, movies, and barefoot football.
After graduating high school, Thomas works at a few places before receiving his draft notice to join the Army. He describes Army life and the attack on Pearl Harbor. He also shares who are influential role models in his early upbringing.
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
100th
100th Infantry Battalion
attack
childhood activities
company
Company A
employment
family
friendships
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese language school
Japanese values
movies
New Year
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
Pigeon
platoon
Poston
reunions
rifle
siblings
Social activities
softball
sports
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