Yasutake recalls meeting, courting and marrying his wife who he met in New York. He recounts being employed in a gift shop after college, his graduate and doctoral work in Tokyo, correspondence with family during his military service and visiting…
Yasutake describes Company K's perception of James Okubo as well as his feelings about medics not having a weapon. This includes his feelings about war in general, treating his own wounds as well as treating Kiyoshi Yoshii, and his duties during the…
Yasutake describes joining I Company, his travels from Italy to France, and his first medic experience. He describes what led to his "million dollar wound," missing the Rescue of the Lost Battalion, as well as the Battle of the Bulge. Finally, he…
Yasutake describes the conditions while at Camp Shelby as well as both his medical and basic training. This includes discussion of the experiential differences between Hawaiian and Mainland Nisei.
Yasutake describes his early education through high school, including the various activities he participated in, as well as his ambitions after high school. This section of the interview focuses on his volunteering for the 442nd Regimental Combat…
Yasutake continues his description of the FBI search of his home and the hardships that stemmed from the confiscated items.He discusses the communication between his mother and his father during visits, being transferred to Bozeman, Montana, and then…
Yasutake discusses his personal background and family history including his parents' life in Japan, emigration and education, going to Japanese language school, his father's employment, and his siblings. He recounts growing up in Seattle and…
Jack Sameshima talks more about his children and how he pushed them to receive a college education. While working for the Army, he also worked at a local grocery store and was a bartender at a country club. He talks briefly about the Red Ball Express…
Jack Sameshima talks about his experience fighting on the Gothic Line, which was his first experience in combat. During the battle, he was wounded from a piece of shrapnel, and was taken to a general hospital in Naples. He was later shipped back to…
Jack Sameshima talks about being drafted into the army and his basic training experience at Camp Shelby. He was sent to the European Theater, landed in France, then was transported to the Champagne Campaign. He describes his experience in the BAR…
Jack Sameshima was born in Seattle, Washington. His father came from Kumamoto, Japan, and his mother was a Nisei from Hawaii. When he was younger, his family moved from Seattle to Minot, North Dakota, then to Whitefish, Montana, and back to Seattle…
