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Otsuka discusses being drafted and the military training received. He details about his experiences in the military before being transferred to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Otsuka also discusses about his experiences in the European Theatre

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Matsui discusses about his experiences in Europe, coming home, and the reception they received. He details about serving meant and his post-war life. Matsui also discusses about his family, cap and gown, and gives a message to future generations.

Matsui discusses about his experiences surrounding forced removal, going back to Elko, Nevada, and being drafted. He details basic training and experiences before shipping off. Matsui also discusses about his combat experiences in Italy.

Matsui discusses about his home life, schooling, and neighbor. He details about going to college and living in a boarding house. Matsui also discusses about Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.

Matsui discusses about growing up in Elko, Nevada and his family. He details about thew family business, neighborhood, and religion. Matsui also discusses about high school, friends, and holidays celebrated.

In this brief concluding interview, Mr. Kobashigawa focuses on the actions that eventually led to him receiving the Medal of Honor and also gives his thoughts on his upgrade from the Distinguished Service Cross. He briefly discusses his family life…

Mr. Kobashigawa describes a few battles he took part in including those in Belevedere and Cittavecchia. Throughout the video, Mr. Kobashigawa also mentions a few of the fellow soldiers he knew that were killed during battle. Other topics discussed…

Mr. Kobashigawa describes his arrival in Italy and talks about the action he saw throughout the Anzio Campaign. Mr. Kobashigawa was wounded in battle several times and discusses how military hospitals functioned at the time. Near the end of the…

Mr. Kobashigawa introduces himself and talks about his family and childhood. He grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, his father worked as a truck farmer, and Mr. Kobashigawa played baseball throughout his youth. Forced to drop out of school at a…

Part 8 concludes the interview with Kuwayama and includes a few wrap-up questions. Kuwayama gives his thoughts on the legacy of the 442nd in regards to the nation and offers advice to the next generation of listeners and viewers.

Kuwayama discusses receiving a French award for his military service and describes his feelings upon receiving news that the war had ended. He next discusses his career after the war, which including him attending Harvard Business School, working in…

Kuwayama discusses his time serving as a medic on the frontline and describes his materials and the procedures for helping wounded soldiers. Awarded the Silver Star for acts of valor, Kuwayama also briefly discusses his award. To conclude the…

Kuwayama discusses his time just prior to being shipped out overseas, including assignment to a station hospital in Texas. Kuwayama describes traveling on a liberty ship as well as his first day in battle upon arrival in Italy. His missions took him…

Kuwayama discusses moving to Queens with his family when he was twelve and describes his neighborhood and playmates. He recalls his college career, discussing his major, the social groups at his school, and how his family was able to finance his…

Kuwayama discusses fond family memories and fishing trips he took with his family and siblings. He then talks about his family's austere qualities and how they did not show their emotions often, sometimes to the chagrin of Kuwayama. He concludes…

Kuwayama discusses the origin and meaning of his name also giving his siblings' names and order of birth. He continues on to describe his childhood activities with his neighborhood friends and discuss attending Japanese school at a church near his…

Kuwayama discusses his father's upbringing and his subsequent move to New York City. Upon arriving in New York, Kuwayama's father opened a Japanese restaurant and worked in the import/export business. Kuwayama concludes by describing his own…

Deguchi discusses about his experiences in France and Italy. He details about joining becoming an officer and joining the reserves. Deguchi also discusses about his family and his career.

Deguchi discusses about volunteering for the Army and his early experiences in the Army. He details about the journey to Mainland and experiences at Camp Shelby. Deguchi also discusses about going to Italy, first combat experiences, and getting…

Deguchi discusses growing Kealakekua, Hawaii and his family. He details values taught, childhood, the Japanese language. Deguchi also discusses about his high school graduation, Pearl Harbor, and its aftermath.

Termaura continues to talk about his marriage and the wedding that they had. Next, he lists out his children and grandchildren. After this, he talks about his farming career and how he's kept up with agriculture even after he's retired. He also talks…

Teramura discusses more about his time in Europe during the war. One of his assignments there would be processing German prisoners of war. He discusses the SS and the power that they had in the Nazi Army. After the war had ended, he would work as a…

Teramura discusses seeing Ambassador Nomura while living near Portland and what it was like to work on the sugar beet farms. There, he would face some prejudice which gave him a little bit of a scare. Next, he talks about visiting his family at the…

Teramura continues his recollection of his school years in Oregon, his favorite subject being math. He discusses some of the impactful teachers he had and some of the discrimination that he faced during his childhood. After graduating from Oregon…

Teramura begins the interview talking about growing up in Lents, Oregon. His family would come over from Shiga prefecture in Japan and start a farm, where Yasu would work from the age of 7 on. During the Great Depression they had to move from Lents…

Tatsuo Yamane and six of his classmates going skiing. Two have sleds. Another brought his dog.

Nagasaka looks through a couple of pictures, including one with his friends back in Idaho after the war and another that was taken in Pisa, Italy.

Nagasaka talks about the facial discrimination that he faced after the war, including ignored restaurant service and equipment sales. He also talks more about his career, which included tuna fishing, working as a houseboy in college and having a…

Nagasaka discusses gambling that occurred during and on the way home from the war, making a nice profit while he ran the craps games with two other friends. He also talks about the cigarette rations they received and how you could sell them on the…

After Nagasaka was at Minidoka Concentration Camp, he would be drafted into the Army and get inducted at Fort Douglas. While at basic training, he would train to be a part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, where he would learn to use various…

Nagasaka discusses attending Japanese language school as a child and coming from a Buddhist family. He also talks about his recreational activities in school, such as handball, in which he was always the best. Next, he talks about the after effects…

Nagasaka begins the interview with an introduction and talks about what it was like to grow up on a hog ranch near Portland, Oregon. He talks about the various ways that they made money off of the hogs and where he was when he first head of the…

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers walking with a woman in a piazza.

Photograph of five World War Two soldiers walking on a beach.

Photograph of a large group of World War Two soldiers sitting outside.

Photograph of four World War Two soldiers sitting on stairs.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers sitting on beach chairs.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers sitting in a stadium.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers reading papers.

Photograph of four World War Two soldiers posing with skis.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers posing with children outside.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing outside, one in sunglasses.

Two World War Two soldiers posing outside of a hotel for enlisted men.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing outside.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers posing outside.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing outside.

Photograph of five World War Two soldiers posing outside.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing outside by a tree.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers posing in front of the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome, Italy.

Photograph of three World War Two soldiers posing in front of a Pegasus statue. May be the La Scuola di guerra aerea in Florence, Italy.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing in front of a monument.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing in front of a building.

Photograph of six World War Two soldiers posing in a train station.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing in a piazza.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing in a boat.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers posing by and working on a boat.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing outside by a building.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers posing by a boat.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing by a boat.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers posing at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy.

Photograph of four World War Two soldiers outside, two of which are pointing to the right.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers outside near a building.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers outside looking at smoke.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers on automobiles.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers on a boat.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers marching with dogs.

Photograph of four World War Two soldiers marching two flags, including a United States of America flag.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers marching.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers marching.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers marching.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers marching.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers looking at each other outside.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers in formation.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers in a stadium.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers in a horse carriage, posing in front of snowy buildings.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers bicycling.

Photograph of three World War Two soldiers and a woman standing in front of a statue.

Photograph of World War Two soldiers and other men reading at various tables.

Photograph of two World War Two soldiers and a woman posing on a balcony.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier writing outside in a tent.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier walking with two women in a piazza.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier walking outside.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier skiing.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier sitting inside.

Photograph of World War Two soldier posing with seven women in front of a building.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier posing with skis on a mountain.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier posing with skis on a mountain.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier posing with skis.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier posing with skis.

Photograph of a World War Two soldier posing with skis.