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Michael Doi oral history interview, November 2, 2009
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Michael Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, November 2, 2009
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Doi, Michael: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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eng
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2009OH0750A_01_Doi
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Michael Doi was born on May 25, 1920, in Camarillo, CA. Later the family moved to Oxnard, CA, when Michael was five years old. On December 7, Michael went to Los Angeles to watch a movie, and news of Pearl Harbor was announced. During this time, Michael's parents were living in Japan. After December 7, the family business was not affected and still did well.
On January 19, 1942, Michael was drafted and went into service. He went to Fort MacArthur San Pedro and then to Rockford, IL, for medic training at Camp Grant. Michael was a male nurse in the ward for a year before working in a clinic. In Chicago, Michael met his wife, Jean Doi. Michael said his wife was influential in the redress and helped get the swing vote from their Assemblyman in Georgia.
After working in the clinic for a year, he was transferred to Camp Sheridan and then to Camp Blanding. At Camp Blanding, Florida, he trained as an infantryman. He describes the conditions and training at camp Blanding. Michael made friends easily and had a good relationship with the Hawaiian soldiers.
The training was quick because replacements were needed overseas. Michael's oldest brother Sam was drafted, and his younger brother Jimmy was drafted. Michael reunited with his brothers briefly at Camp Blanding before shipping out. However, Sam was discharged and sent to Gila.
In Europe, Michael joined the 100th, A Company-Mortar. As a mortarman, he could not use the mortar in the forest due to shell burst. Michael said the German weapon sounds scarier than a mortar because you cannot hear a mortar. He recalls experiencing artillery fire.
Michael recollects many battles and life on the battlefield. Occasionally, Michael gave aid to wounded soldiers who needed treatment. Hot meals were not served frequently, but soldiers survived on C rations and K rations.
After the Lost Battalion and losing many soldiers, General Dahlquist did a review. The remaining soldiers and Michael were sent to the French Italian border to guard until they received replacements. At this time, Jimmy joined G Company, Michael remembers running into Jimmy and his friend.
100th
36th Division
442nd
artillery fire
baseball
battle
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Blanding
correspondence
Drafted
European Theater
forest
General Dahlquist
German weaponry
Hawaiian soldiers
headquarters company
hospital
infantryman
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
Leghorn (Livorno)
Lost Battalion
meals
medical
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
mortar
movies
news
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
rations
redress
replacement
showers
shrapnels
siblings
tree burst
volunteer
weather
wife
World War Two
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, March 7, 2007
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 2 of 2, March 7, 2007
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Doi, Jimmy: narrator
Doi, Michael John: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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eng
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2007-03-07
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2007OH0750_02_Doi
2007OH0750A_02_Doi
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When Jimmy Doi was classified as an enemy alien, he found a job working at a defense plant. Then his status changed to 1A, he was sent to Camp Blanding. A few weeks later, Jimmy’s brother, Michael Doi, left Camp Blanding to go overseas.
At the end of 1944, Michael went overseas and landed in Naples, Italy. Michael was assigned to the 100th Battalion as a replacement and went to Marseille, France. Michael experiences his first attack in Bruyeres.
Michael describes Bruyeres and soldiers wounded from shrapnel or shell bursts. After Bruyeres and Biffontaine, Michael was in the Lost Battalion rescue. Many soldiers lost their lives in the Lost Battalion. According to Michael the most challenging part of the war was seeing the wounded soldiers. Michael remembers a close call and feeling lucky to survive the war. Jimmy also said the worst part of war is death. He recalls his friend being killed in action.
Overseas, Michael was a mortarman, and Jimmy was in Headquarters Company as a wireman. Michael and Jimmy agree the German weapons were advanced in contrast to the American weaponry.
Post-war, Jimmy reenlisted and asked to be stationed in Japan to see his parents. Later, Michael also went to Japan in 1969 to visit his mother. Michael and Jimmy discuss the Nisei legacy and the Nisei's contribution helped future generations in every aspect.
Michael is married to Jean and has two children, Janice and David. Michael and Jean also have grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jimmy and Alice have three children, Glenn, Nancy, and Mark, and four grandchildren. Jimmy wishes for children a good life and to be good citizens.
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442nd
4C classification
artillery fire
atomic bomb
basic training
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
camp
Camp Blanding
children
Congressional Medal of Honor
employment
enemy alien
European Theater
family
foxhole
France
General Dahlquist
German 88s
German guns
German soldiers
Gila River
grandchildren
great grandchildren
grenade
headquarters company
Hiroshima
hospital
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lost Battalion
mortar
mortar squad
natives
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
post war
prison of war camp
shrapnel
siblings
soap
trench foot
weapons
wire crew
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, March 7, 2007
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 7, 2007
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Doi, Jimmy: narrator
Doi, Michael John: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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eng
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2007-03-07
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0750_01_Doi
2007OH0750A_01_Doi
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Michael and Jimmy Doi’s parents are from Yokohama, Japan. After eloping, they went to Oxnard, CA. In Oxnard, Michael and Jimmy's father was a farmer, and their mother was a housewife. There were four sons (Dick, Sam, Michael, and Jimmy) and one daughter (Mat).
In 1939, their parents returned to Japan and moved back to Chicago, IL, after the war for a few years. Michael and Jimmy's parents decided to settle back in Japan because all their friends were there. Michael and Jimmy describe their parents as gentle and caring.
Although their parents were Buddhist, the children were raised as Christian. A traditional holiday celebrated in the house was New Year. The children were taught well and grew up to be good citizens.
Michael and Jimmy discuss their school years and participating in sports. At home Michael and Jimmy help with house chores or farm work. Their oldest brother had two produce stores, and Michael helped. Michael and Jimmy recall December 7 and the aftermath that followed.
Jimmy recollects his Sunday School Teacher saying he was American. The following day, Jimmy's friends treated him differently at lunchtime, and he ate lunch alone. Although some people treated the Japanese Americans as an outcast, the Oxnard community treated the Japanese Americans well.
Almost a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Michael was drafted. He went to San Pedro, Camp MacArthur, before going to Rockford, IL. The Japanese American soldiers were assigned to the Medical Training Center, where Michael trained to be a medic and worked in a hospital as an attendant.
Later, Michael went to Camp Blanding, Florida, to be a replacement for the 442nd. Michael transitioned from being a medic to an infantryman. After completing training, he went overseas to be a replacement for the 100th and 442nd.
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442nd
4C classification
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Buddhism
Camp Blanding
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childhood activities
childhood home
Christianity
December 7th
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employment
enemy alien
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friends
Gila River
Hiroshima
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medic
movie
music
New Year
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Oxnard
Pearl Harbor
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siblings
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Tulare
World War Two
Yokohama
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Tetsuo Asato oral history interview, November 29, 2002
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Tetsuo Asato oral history interview, part 6 of 8, November 29, 2002
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Asato, Tetsuo; narrator
Horsting, Robert; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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eng
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2002-11-29
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Torrance, California
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2002OH0150A_06_Asato
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Tetsuo Asato was 19 years old when he went overseas. He recalls the weight of carrying his weapons. The heaviness of the weapons did not become too strenuous on Tetsuo until he was trying to climb the mountain. Tetsuo recalls being a litter-bearer and carrying a wounded off the battlefield. The 92nd Division came and gave him rations.
Before going to Italy, the 442nd went to France. However, General Mark Clark requested the 442nd's return to Italy to break the Gothic Line. The 442nd took the German SS Troop by surprise when they attacked from the rear.
When the 442nd left Italy, the 552nd Artillery stayed behind. Later the 552nd went to Germany and were the first in Dachau.
The worst part of the war for Tetsuo was the casualties. He recalls several times he came across deceased soldiers. Another bad memory of the war was being under heavy fire.
When the war ended, Tetsuo got a pass and went to Switzerland and different rest areas. The highlight was Angelburg because he learned how to ski. Many years later, Tetsuo revisited Switzerland in the springtime.
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552nd
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European Theater
France
G Company
General Clark
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Gothic Line
Hawaiian soldiers
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
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mortar
mountain
Mussolini
Nisei soldiers
overseas
pass
post war
Presidential Unit Citation
prisoner of war
ration
shells
SS troops
Switzerland
travel
weapons
World War Two
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Tetsuo Asato oral history interview, November 29, 2002
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Tetsuo Asato oral history interview, part 5 of 8, November 29, 2002
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Asato, Tetsuo; narrator
Horsting, Robert; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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2002-11-29
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Torrance, California
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0150A_05_Asato
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Before going overseas, Tetsuo Asato went on furlough and visited his sister in California. Tetsuo departed on the Aquitania. Although the voyage was rough, Tetsuo did not get seasick. He landed in Glasgow, Scotland, and traveled to South Hampton to cross the channel to Le Havre.
Arriving overseas, Tetsuo got sick and was hospitalized in Marseilles, France, for a few days. He joined his company, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 442nd, in Sospel, France, and was in the mortar section. He recollects climbing a mountain with G Company and living in dugouts on the border of France and Italy.
The next combat was the Lost Battalion rescue. The G Company was hit hard because they had 800 casualties. Following was the Champagne Campaign. Tetsuo said the Champagne Campaign had no heavy troop movement compared to the Lost Battalion. Later, the 442nd received orders from General Mark Clark to come back to Italy to break the Gothic Line.
In the last push, the 100th went north. The 2nd Battalion was the center. The 3rd Battalion was on the right. After a few days, Tetsuo rejoined the line from the hospital. Tetsuo remembers being on assignment as a litter-bearer in Casa Poggio and being under German artillery fire.
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artillery fire
battle
Berlin
Camp Shelby
casualties
Champagne Campaign
climbing
combat
dances
European Theater
Fort Meade
foxholes
France
friends
G Company
gambling
General Clark
German soldiers
Glasgow
Gothic Line
Heart Mountain
hospitalization
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
Lost Battalion
mortar squad
mountain
music
New York
overseas
overseas trip
patrol
platoon
propaganda
shells
Sospel
Tokyo Rose
voyage
weapons
World War Two
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, June 25, 2006
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, part 3 of 3, June 25, 2006
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Kanaya, Enoch; narrator
Yamagami, Don; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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2006-06-25
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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Enoch Kanaya reflects on his time in combat and his squad members.
He said their confidence in each other helped them do their jobs well and they trusted each other.
After the war ended, Enoch was assigned to guard the Prisoners of War (POWs) and various Rest Camps. When Enoch had enough points, he returned to the United States. The 500 men landed in New York, and there was a large homecoming committee with dancing and a parade. Enoch recalls the homecoming parade in Washington DC and receiving the Presidental Unit Citation and the Bronze Star.
Post-war, he attended school at North Western and a Television Institute. Also, Enoch got married to Caroline and has four daughters and two grandchildren. He feels proud to serve with the 442nd. The Issei and Nisei gave their best efforts in World War Two and persevered. They leave a legacy that will be remembered.
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assignments
awards and medals
Bronze Star
children
combat
dances
employment
European Theater
family
friendship
German soldiers
Germany
Higher education
homecoming
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
married
New York
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
parade
platoon
Po Valley
post war
President Harry Truman
Presidential Unit Citation
Prisoners of War (POWs)
prisoners of war camp
rest camp
Sansei
school
squad members
Switzerland
Washington DC
World War Two
Yonsei
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, June 25, 2006
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 25, 2006
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Kanaya, Enoch; narrator
Yamagami, Don; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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2006-06-25
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2006OH0684_02_Kanaya
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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After the President of the United States signed Executive Order 9066, Enoch Kanaya and his family evacuated to the Portland Assembly Center. The Portland Assembly Center was a place where horses lived. Enoch describes the living conditions of the evacuees and his daily life at camp.
Enoch's brother Jimmy was already in the Army when Enoch and the rest of the family went to the Assembly Center. Enoch and his family stayed at the Assembly Center for several months before relocating to Minidoka. At Minidoka, there were guard towers with guards. Enoch said Minidoka was similar to a prison camp.
Later the Kanaya family members left their separate ways. Ruby got married, and Enoch's parents went to Chicago for work. Enoch received his draft notice and completed his basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida. At Camp Blanding, Enoch was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
After basic training as a replacement, Enoch traveled overseas on the RMS Aquitania. He landed in Scotland and traveled to France. In France, the 442nd replacements were tasked to protect the alps from the Germans. The German soldiers were defending this area, and the serval division tried to penetrate the line with no success. Enoch described his experience breaking the Gothic Line.
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assembly center
barbed wires
basic training
battle
Camp Blanding
combat
defense
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuated
Executive Order 9066
F Company
family
Florida
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Gothic Line
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Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
medic
Minidoka
Nisei soldiers
overseas trip
Pearl Harbor
Portland Assembly Center
replacements
sibling
voyage
wedding
World War Two
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Henry Gary Shiota oral history interview, January 31, 1999
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Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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1999OH0042_Shiota
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Henry Gary Shiota oral history interview, part 3 of 6, January 31, 1999
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Shiota, Henry Gary: narrator
Kawata, Ian: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0042_03_Shiota
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At Rohwer, the Issei parents help organize a school structure for their children. Part of the school structure is to encourage social activities and clubs. Later learns about the opportunities of leaving camp to attend school outside Rohwer or volunteering for service.
Henry Gary Shiota discusses camp life and joins a club at school. He recalls sponsoring his first dance and not having a high attendance. Eventually, he discovers how to promote his club's events. Gary's club becomes the most successful at Rohwer, AK.
The living quarters in the camp have no privacy because the barracks are shared spaces. Gary learns to have selective hearing. He says selective hearing helps him later in life too. In contrast, Gary says there is a kinship between the Japanese Americans and the African Americans since they both face discrimination.
In 1943, everyone in the camp is given a loyalty questionnaire. Gary explains how the questions are answered and the reasons why. Some of his friends answer no-no and are transfer to Tule Lake. On his graduation day, Gary does not enjoy the festivities because his friends are at Tule Lake.
100th
442nd
African American
barbed wires
Barracks
casualties
clubs
dances
dating
deportation
discrimination
Draft
friends
graduation
high school
ice cream
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Nisei
No-no boys
privacy
Racism
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Social activities
Tule Lake
volunteer for service
World War Two
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Willie Tanamachi oral history interview, part 3 of 3, May 19, 2006
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Tanamachi, Willie: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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video/m4v
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59:53
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eng
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2006-05-19
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Houston, Texas
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH_0670_03_Tanamachi
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Willie Tanamachi discusses his tours. The first time he goes to Berlin is in 1958 when he is stationed at the American Embassy. Willie lives in Germany for nine years, from July 1945 to October 1953. During those nine years, he did come home on leave a few times when his Dad becomes ill. However, when his dad passes away, his request for leave is denied by the Redcross.
While stationed in Germany, Willie meets his future wife Ingeborg. He describes what he does for socializing. Two examples Willie mentions are eating at Wienerschnitzel and going to the opera house.
Besides being stationed in Germany, Willie is also stationed in the United States and Vietnam. This included Fort Lee Virginia, American Embassy in Germany (until 1959), Fort Huachuca Arizona (about a year), American Embassy in Vietnam (Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay), Eglin Army Base in Florida (training camp for Rangers for jungle and swap training stay a few months), Strike Command Headquarters MacDil Air force Base 1962 and Fulda Germany Army Base. Willie says there are not many military setups. He works with the Military Assistance Advisory to help set up the German military-diplomatic Corps.
In November 1971, Willie retires from his service and works at various companies such as Toyota, Defense Contract Administration Service, and University of Houston Procurement Technical Assistant Services.
Willie and Ingeborg have four children together - Linda, Judy, Tim, and Tom. Their grandchildren are a dog and a cat. Willie's purpose of doing oral history is to share what lessons his Issei parents taught him and what childhood experiences shaped his thinking.
From racism in the military, life lessons, and his military service, Willie wants his children to do their best and tell the truth. He gives an example of reparations and how not every Japanese American did not receive reparations.
At the end of the interview, Ingeborg speaks and says their marriage is like Rocky Road ice cream and she hopes their children will appreciate their dad after watching the oral history.
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171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
camp
employment
family
incarceration camps
Japanese American
military
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veteran story
occupation
occupation of Germany
post war
reparations
travel
Vietcong
Vietnam
World War Two
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Oral History
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URL
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Willie Tanamachi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, May 19, 2006
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Tanamachi, Willie: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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video/m4v
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58:34
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eng
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2006-05-19
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Houston, Texas
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH0670_02_Tanamachi
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According to Willie Tanamachi, there are two ways Japanese Americans joined the military. One way is being drafted before the war. Another way is enlisting. Willie’s brothers Goro, Saburo, Walter, and himself served in the military. Unfortunately, Saburo is killed serving in E Company, 2nd Battalion. Goro works in the motor crew and Walter serves his time in the military in Germany.
During World War II, like some Japanese American soldiers, Willie faces struggles with promotions within the military. The only option is to transfer to different units. At the time Battle of the Bulge starts, Willie is approved to transfer and joins 171st Infantry Separate.
Willie discusses his duties and departments within the military. He works in the personnel department and post-war in supplies. After the war, Willie stays with the military. His decision is based on the way he is treated as an equal by his colleagues. Although there are some racist individuals, there are more people who see past his ethnicity.
During Occupation in Germany, Willie stays there from 1945 to 1953. He describes the effects of war on the cities and how the cities start to rebuilding economically. He also mentions the Hermann Goring and Rudolph Hess’s trial and the German gang Werewolves.
In 1946, Willie works in a supply depot in Munich. There are two supply depots. One is called Indiana Supply Depot (food) and the other is called Alabama Supply Deport (clothing). When troop's dependents came over to Germany, the BMW factory becomes furniture storage for dependents. As the economy starts thriving, the BMW asked for their factory back to build cars. Besides working in the military, Willie finds himself lucky in love and marries a German woman. They have been married for 53 years.
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171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
Air Corps
alcohol
Black Market
Buddaheads
buddha heads
cigarettes
Dachau
death camps
E Company
Germany
Hawaiian
incarceration
Japanese American
Katonk
Killed in Action
Mainland Nisei
Mainland soldiers
married
Medical Corps
military
Munich
Nazi
Nazis
Nisei
occupation of Germany
Pearl Harbor
post war
prejudices
Racism
radio
restrictions
ROTC
segregation
siblings
World War Two
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, August 11, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Feb 08
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Douglas, Utah
Camp Blanding, Florida
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Champagne Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 3 of 3, August 11, 2008
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Fukushima, Taira: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2008OH0902_03_Fukushima
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Taira Fukushima and his brother Jim are together for 442nd and replacements. On the mainland, Taira is a medic aide, and Jim is a litter bearer. Taira has limited training as a medic, but Tech Sergeant Hirata and Sergeant Matsuda give him support and encouragement to do his job well.
Taira gets ready to go overseas but is delayed by a measles outbreak. Traveling overseas in the Atlantic Ocean is rough. When he lands in France, the 442nd has gone to Italy. He goes to Leghorn to catch up with the 442nd.
He arrives in Italy to meet with the 442nd. Before going overseas, Taira received training as a rifleman but now is assigned as 3rd Battalion Medic, Company M. As a medic, the Tech Sergeant takes Taira under his guidance. Taira says the are some advantages to being under his position. Taira is treated well as a medic.
In Italy, Taira's first battle is the Gothic Line. When Taira is in the frontline, the hardest part for him is to let go of the idea do not mess up. His cultural value and his father's words stick with him. When the war ends, Taira returns to the 3rd Battalion in Pisa.
During the occupation, Taira goes to Switzerland for his rest period. Taira says the locals are friendly and recalls some of their nice gestures. Taira discusses the black market.
In October 1946, Taira is discharged, and he goes to Richton. With the GI Bill, Taira attends Drake University and then the University of Utah. He studies bacteriology. In 1951, Taira graduates from the University of Utah. He finds a job in a lab part-time while going to graduate school.
Taira's marries Nobuko Okumura and have a son together. After his parents lose their job at Seabrook Farm, they come live with Taira and Nobuko.
Taira hopes the treatment of the Japanese Americans will not happen to anyone else. He says the Japanese American situation is how you see it. The Japanese Americans did not have civil rights. As times are changing and the opportunities for the next generation are getting better.
Taira briefly talks about Ken Uchida and narrates a few photos from the evacuation.
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Executive Order 9066
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GI Bill
Gothic Line
Higher education
homecoming
hospital
Issei parents
Italy
L Company
M Company
Manzanar
marriage
Marseille
medic
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
occupation
photographs
prejudice
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replacement
Seabrook Farms
surrender
World War Two
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, August 11, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Feb 08
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Douglas, Utah
Camp Blanding, Florida
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Champagne Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 2 of 3, August 11, 2008
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Fukushima, Taira: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2008OH0902_02_Fukushima
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Taira Fukushima discusses the importance of family. For example, when he is a student, he gets a paper route job, and with the money earned, he shares it with the family. In the 1930s, there was a notion that tuberculosis was hereditary. By getting the shots you keep the family intact.
As a youth, Taira is aware of world events from the LA Times. He reads about land leasing and the war overseas. However, Taira thinks poverty is more important news in those days. On December 7, Taira is playing football with the Japanese American kids. He recalls Charlie Chaplin is filming the movie The Great Dictator across the street.
The following day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Taira goes to school on the bus. The school has an assembly and shows support for the Japanese Americans. He discusses the treatment after December 7, and he does not realize the severity of the situation until the evacuation.
Besides evacuation, there are curfew hours. Taira says he only goes to school and straight comes home. Moreover, He recalls neighbors coming and taking the plants from the front yard and asking low prices for their belongings.
Taira believes his family is the first to go to camp because his relatives volunteer to help build Manzanar. Taira's brother loses his job after Pearl Harbor and decides to help with the construction of Manzanar.
Taira describes the living condition at Manzanar. Briefly, He leaves camp to work on a farm in Idaho and attends Idaho Falls High School. However, working and going to school is tough. He returns to Manzanar and finishes high school in the camp. He studies journalism and is the senior editor.
In camp, Taira answers the loyalty questionnaire and explains the different possibilities of answering the questionnaire. In 1944, he is drafted into the Army with his brother Jim. Taira and Jim, go to Fort Douglas, and the other Nisei go to Camp Blanding or Camp Hood.
Camp Hood is for the anti-tank unit. However, Taira is a rife replacement for the 442nd. Taira is assigned to Company A 140th Battalion, and their unit is known as the Flying A. He describes life in basic training. His training is cut from 18 weeks to 16 weeks due to the Battle of Bulge.
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basic training
Camp Blanding
Camp Hood
childhood activities
civil rights
Company A
Curfew
December 7th
delivery boy
discrimination
Draft
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
football
Fort Douglas
guard towers
guards
high school
Idaho
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
journalism
living conditions
Los Angeles
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Manzanar
movies
newspapers
newsreels
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
prejudice
privacy
siblings
Utah
World War Two
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, August 11, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Feb 08
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Douglas, Utah
Camp Blanding, Florida
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Champagne Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 1 of 3, August 11, 2008
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Fukushima, Taira: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2008OH0902_01_Fukushima
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Taira Fukushima was born on February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA. Taira describes how he gets his name and how his name is confused as a female name.
Taira's father is Buntaro Fukushima, and he was born on August 2, 1881. Taira's father comes from a farming community in Japan. Taira's father works hard and is an honest man.
Taira's mother, Maru Tateyama Fukushima, is a picture bride from Japan. Taira's mother cooks the family meals and he recollects always getting green apples. Taira says his mother will sacrifice anything for their children. During the summertime, Taira and his three siblings ask for ice cream. As a child, Taira thinks his mother doesn't likes ice cream. However, she loves ice cream. Taira's mother does not eat the ice cream to save it for the children.
Growing up, the Fukushima family is Buddhist. At Japanese language school, the Buddhist Priest would teach the classes. Sometimes the school's space is used for shows or Japanese movie screenings with a narrator. Taira says these are the social activities that parents and children enjoy. Another childhood activity Taira enjoys is playing with his neighborhood friends Eddie Harvey and Susumu Kitano.
Taira discusses his school years at Hobart Boulevard School, Berendo Junior High School, and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. Furthermore, he attends Japanese language school after school.
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Camp Blanding
Camp Hood
childhood activities
Draft
elementary school
family
Farming
friends
high school
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
living conditions
Manzanar
meals
medic
movies
Nisei
picture bride
Seabrook Farms
siblings
teachers
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, July 6, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 29
Location of Birth
Seattle, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, part 3 of 3, July 6, 2008
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Horiuchi, Harold: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2008OH0893_03_Horiuchi
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Harold Horiuchi goes to Camp Shelby for his basic training. Basic training is for 13 weeks before he goes overseas as a replacement for the 442nd.
Harold discusses his first combat and artillery fire. He says being on the frontline is scary. Having a buddy system with a Nisei veteran helps you learn the dos and don'ts of being in battle. Harold is grateful to Ted Sakahara for his good advice.
After breaking through the Gothic Line, the war ends. Harold stays in Europe until January 1946. He returns to Seattle, WA, and works a few jobs before becoming partners in a jewelry business and a ski retail business.
Harold is active in the ski community and is inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame. In 1960, he has an opportunity to go to the Olympics. In his spare time, Harold volunteers for the ski patrol.
Harold and his with Edith, have two daughters, a granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren. Harold hopes to instill family values in his children and to work hard. With the contribution of the Nisei legacy, Harold wants future generations and other ethnic groups to have more opportunities and equality.
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video/m4v
442nd
artillery fire
basic training
business
Camp Shelby
Carrara
children
combat
discharged
employment
Europe
European Theater
family
foxholes
friendship
frontline
Genoa
German 88s
German soldiers
german weapons
Gothic Line
homecoming
Italy
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
medals & awards
mines
Minidoka
mortar shells
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
Po Valley
post war
replacement
replacement depot
reunion
Sansei
skiing
squad
tripwire
World War Two
Yonsei
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, July 6, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 29
Location of Birth
Seattle, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, July 6, 2008
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Horiuchi, Harold: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2008OH0893_02_Horiuchi
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In high school, Harold Horiuchi enjoys playing basketball. In Seattle, Harold plays basketball for the Fieldhouse Team as a Center. Harold plays basketball in the Japanese American Community too.
In 1938, Harold graduates high school and goes to the University of Washington for two years. Harold recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor. His brother, Masanori, is still in Japan studying abroad. However, Masanori makes it back to the United States on the last ship to Seattle. Harold discusses the effects of Pearl Harbor and the family's grocery store.
When evacuation orders are announced, Harold and his family go to Puyallup and then to Minidoka. He describes the living conditions at the camp. The Army is asking for volunteers for the 442nd. However, Harold is not accepted. Then after three months at Minidoka, Harold goes to harvest crops in Twin Falls. In Twin Falls, Harold and Edith get married.
In Denver, Harold receives his draft notice from the Army. June of 1944, Harold is inducted at Fort Douglas, Utah, and goes to Camp Shelby for basic training.
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video/m4v
100th
442nd
assembly center
barbed wire
Barracks
baseball
basketball
Camp Shelby
college
Curfew
dances
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
friends
graduation
grocery store
guard tower
high school
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
job
living conditions
marriage
Minidoka
Nisei
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Pullayup Assembly Center
siblings
Social activities
sports
travel
volunteer
wedding
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Tony Koura oral history interview, January 17, 2010
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jun 06
Incarceration Facilities
Minidoka Concentration Camp
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Tony Koura oral history interview, part 1 of 3, January 17, 2010
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Koura, Tony: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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2010OH0995_01_Koura
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Tony Koura is born on June 26, 1926. Before being drafted into the military, Tony is at Manzanar. Despite the discrimination after the Pearl Harbor attack, Tony wants to volunteer for the Army because of patriotism.
After the draft notice, he receives his Military Intelligence Service (MIS) training. Tony is trained for occupational work and is assigned to the translation group for the invasion of Japan.
Tony's knowledge of the Japanese language and Japanese culture comes in handy for his training and during the occupation. At Fort Snelling, the training focuses on interpreting. After training, the overseas trip is delayed, and Tony ships out in November to Yokohama, Japan.
When Tony arrives in Yokohama, Japan, he sees the destruction of Japan first hand. He goes to Camp Zama, the Replacement Depot. He recalls the Japanese locals carry themselves very well despite going through the war. When Tony meets locals in Japan, they are curious about internment camps and the Japanese Americans on the mainland.
Tony gets his assignment and is assigned to the 5250th Technical Intelligence Company located at the former Tokyo First Armory at Camp Oji (Northern Tokyo). He is the interpreter for US Army scientists, engineers, chemists, and physicists whose responsibility is to investigate war crime activities of Japanese scientists and institutions. The US Army scientists are researching what the Japanese scientists were working on and discovered during the war.
When Tony has free time he goes on jeeps rides with a few other linguists and explores the countryside and beaches. Tony takes pictures during the occupations and describes a few of them.
442nd
Army Air Corps
atomic bomb
Camp Zama
Chiba
citizens
college
dance
discrimination
Draft
equality
family
food shortages
Fort Snelling
grandparents
gun
interpreter
interpreting
interview
Issei
Japan
Japanese government
Japanese language
Japanese language school
linguists
Manchuria
Manzanar
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Minidoka
natives
occupation
overseas
photographs
post war
PX store
Russia
Tokyo
train
university
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, December 20, 2008
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, part 5 of 5, December 20, 2008
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Watanabe, Chiye: narrator
Hayashi, Henry: narrator
Nakawatase, Seiichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2008OH0956_05_Watanabe
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Chiye Hayashi Watanabe, Henry M. Hayashi, and Seiichi Nakawatase discuss the Medal of Honor and the process of getting Joe nominated. The process with the War Department takes several years until Joe is approved.
Henry mentions Senator Daniel Akaka's efforts to have the Japanese Americans and other Asian soldiers recognized to receive the Medal of Honor. The opportunities for Japanese American has changed for the better with the Nisei contributions in World War Two.
Chiye also says Joe's service helps the Japanese Americans. Previously due to the Alien Land Law, Japanese Americans could not own land. The future generations of Japanese Americans have changed due to the Nisei contribution.
Chiye, Henry, Seiichi, and the rest of the Hayashi family are proud of Joe and his accomplishments. Chiye misses Joe very much.
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video/m4v
100th
442nd
ceremony
correspondence
Distinguished Service Cross
family
Heart Mountain
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Medal of Honor
medals & awards
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei story
post war
Sansei
Senator Daniel Akaka
War Department
World War Two
Yonsei
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, December 20, 2008
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, part 4 of 5, December 20, 2008
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Watanabe, Chiye: narrator
Hayashi, Henry: narrator
Nakawatase, Seiichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2008OH0956_04_Watanabe
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Henry M. Hayashi discusses his time at Fort Sheridan and Camp Shelby before going overseas. Joe is also at Fort Sheridan and Camp Shelby with Henry. Henry grows up in Los Angeles, CA, where there is diversity, and everyone gets along. When Henry goes to Camp Shelby, he witnesses segregation in the South.
Before going overseas, Henry visits his family in Amache and has a bad experience. He describes the living conditions and treatment. Also, Henry gets married to his wife in Chicago.
In Italy, Henry is in the last push. He describes his time in the European Theater and the learning of Joe's death. Chiye Hayashi Watanabe and Seiichi Nakawatase also discuss learning about Joe's death. Joe Hayashi is awarded the Purple Heart, Distinguish Service Medal, and Medal of Honor for his service in World War Two.
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
100th
442nd
88s
artillery
artillery barrage
Barracks
C Company
Camp Shelby
Carrara
correspondence
D Company
discharged
discrimination
Distinguished Service Cross
European Theater
family
Fort Sheridan
foxholes
funeral
furlough
German soldiers
Hakujin
Hawaiian soldiers
Heart Mountain
Italy
K Company
Katonk
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
leaflets
leave
living conditions
marriage
Medal of Honor
medals & awards
overseas
platoon
POW camps
Purple Heart
rank
rations
segregation
siblings
squad
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, December 20, 2008
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, part 3 of 5, December 20, 2008
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Watanabe, Chiye: narrator
Hayashi, Henry: narrator
Nakawatase, Seiichi
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0956_03_Watanabe
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Chiye (Hayashi) Watanabe, Henry M. Hayashi, and Seiichi Nakawatase recall Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. When evacuation orders are announced, Chiye and her family plan to go to Arkansas. However, the government places travel restrictions. Chiye and Seiichi describe the preparations to go to camp.
Seiichi and his family go to Pomona Fair Grounds then to Heart Mountain. Chiye and her in-laws arrive at Heart Mountain a month later. During this time, Henry and Joe are at Fort Sheridan. Henry is assigned to the mortar pool company. Henry's family is at Santa Anita and then goes to Amache, Co.
Chiye and Seiichi recount camp life at Heart Mountain and the living conditions. Henry describes the effects of Pearl Harbor on the Japanese Americans in service.
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
442nd
barbed wires
Barracks
black out
Camp Blanding
Camp Hood
Camp Shelby
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Fort McClellan
Fort Sheridan
Heart Mountain
high school
interment camp
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
living conditions
mortar
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Pomona
rank
Santa Anita Racetrack
school
travel restriction
World War Two
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, November 23, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 04
Location of Birth
Montebello, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jumpy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, part 2 of 2, November 23, 2008
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Mine, Jumpei: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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2008OH0954_02_Mine
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Jumpei Mine narrates photographs from his wartime.
Overseas, Jumpei encounters some close calls. He shares his stories about a hand grenade, a three-story building, and a fence. Besides his close calls, he says the scariest thing is the German 88s. He recalls being with C Company and hearing the 88s nearby.
Jumpei discusses the difference between the German weapons and the guns he uses in the heavy weapons unit. In Italy, he has an opportunity to buy a Lugar pistol from an Italian civilian.
Jumpei does not interact with the locals during wartime. However, he remembers passing under a bridge and seeing the hungry children. When the war ends, Jumpei goes sightseeing in Europe, and his favorite place he visits is Switzerland.
Jumpei returns to the United States and reunites with his parents in Chicago, IL. He gets married and works at an auto body. Jumpei and his wife, Kimiko, have two children, Jean and Robert, and grandchildren. Also, they have a niece and nephews.
After retiring from working at the auto body, Jumpei helps his daughter Jean. His goal is to stay healthy and live long to see the next Olympics.
442nd
88s
88th division
C Company
camera
Chicago
children
civilians
D Company
dating
employment
Europe
European Theater
family
German soldiers
German weaponry
grenade
Issei parents
job
Livorno
M Company
marriage
niece
Olympics
overseas
photographs
pictures
Po Valley
post office
post war
Prisoners of War (POWs)
rations
siblings
sightseeing
souvenirs
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, November 23, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 04
Location of Birth
Montebello, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jumpy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, part 1 of 2, November 23, 2008
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Mine, Jumpei: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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2008OH0954_01_Mine
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Jumpei "Jumpy" Mine is born on August 4, 1920, in Montebello, CA. Jumpei's father is a hard-working man. Jumpei's mother, Jen Mine, passes away early.
Jumpei grows up in Montebello and helps his father with farming. Jumpei's favorite sport is baseball. He has one sister, Chizuko, and one brother, Kay.
Jumpei discusses his school years from attending Laguna Elementary School in Montebello, high school, and Japanese Language School. His favorite activity at school is sports, especially baseball. During his free time, he rides his bike, goes hiking, and participates in Boy Scouts. On Sundays, he attends Christian Church in Montebello.
In 1939, he graduated high school and continued to help his father with farming. Jumpei recalls the Pearl Harbor aftermath. Jumpei's family goes to Santa Anita Assembly Center when evacuation orders are announced. After six months, Jumpei goes to Detroit, MI, for work, and then he is drafted into the Army.
After basic training, Jumpei goes overseas to Europe. He is assigned to Company D, Heavy Weapons. He shares a story of how his Squad Leader keeps the unit safe from the German soldiers.
When the war ends, Jumpei stays in Italy for three months before returning back to the United States. He goes to Chicago to reunite with his parents. Post-war, Jumpei looks for mechanic work.
442nd
88s
88th division
atomic bomb
baseball
bicycle
Boy Scouts
Chicago
Child rearing
childhood
childhood activities
children
Christian church
church
combat
Curfew
D Company
Draft
European Theater
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
farm
Farming
France
friends
German soldiers
Hawaii
Heavy Weapons
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American
job
Livorno
machine gunner
Naples
Nice
Nisei
Olympics
overseas
Pearl Harbor
post war
restrictions
Santa Anita
seasick
siblings
sports
squad leader
surrender
travel
weapons
World War Two
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, November 21, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jul 16
Location of Birth
Aliso, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Maxey, Texas
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, part 3 of 3, November 21, 2008
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Hiratsuka, Frank: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2008OH0948_03_Hiratsuka
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At Fort Snelling, Frank Hiratsuka works in the postal section processing incoming mail. On his weekends off, sometimes Frank flies home to visit his parents. Frank is later assigned to go to Schofield in Honolulu, HI.
Frank's new duties are in the medic department as an administrative. He handles the paperwork for the physicals of incoming and outgoing recruits. On Frank's days off, he travels around the island and visits his uncle.
Frank recalls learning the ended when he is at Camp Maxey, TX, and he discusses his feelings about the bombing in Japan. In November 1946, Frank is discharged, and he continues his education on his GI Bill. He attends pharmacy school and works part-time at Walgreens.
After graduating, Frank works at Walgreens for several years before becoming an independent pharmacist. Then he sells his pharmacy to work for other pharmacies.
Frank is married to Margaret, and they have a son John David Hiratsuka. John is married has two sons. Frank's parents instilled in him values that he would like to pass on to his grandchildren. Frank wishes his grandchildren to be successful and happy. He hopes they will pursue their dreams.
Frank spends his retirement years being socially active with volunteering, church, and hobbies. He shares a message for future generations that he hopes the Japanese American experience never happens again for anyone else.
100th
442nd
administrative career
basic training
Camp Maxey
Chicago
dating
discharge
Fort Snelling
future generations
GI Bill
grandchildren
Hawaii
Higher education
homecoming
hospital
Japanese American
legacy
Mainland
marriage
military career
music
Nisei legacy
Pacific war
parents
pharmacist
post war
retirement
Sansei
Schofield
Social activities
son
travel (leisure)
war experiences
wife
World War Two
Yonsei
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, November 21, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jul 16
Location of Birth
Aliso, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Maxey, Texas
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 21, 2008
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Hiratsuka, Frank: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2008OH0948_02_Hiratsuka
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Frank Hiratsuka is a junior in High School when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7. Frank and his parents move to Ridley, a safe zone termed by the government.
In Ridley, Frank and his parents work on a peach farm until they receive evacuation orders. Previously, Frank grows up with mainly Caucasian people. After moving to Ridley, a farming community, and Poston, Frank discusses the culture shock.
Frank and his parents go to Poston, Camp 3, and he recounts the living conditions. At Poston, Frank continues his education, and his parents find jobs within the camp. Frank recalls his mother's family are relocated to Gila River.
In June of 1943, Frank and his parents leave Poston. Frank finishes high School and gets a job analyzing paint. In January of 1945, Frank receives his draft notice and starts his military career.
100th
442nd
band
Barracks
basic training
Blackouts
Camp Maxey
cousin
culture shock
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
education
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
farming community
Fort Snelling
friends
Gila River
grandparents
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Issei
Japanese American
Japanese values
Mainland soldiers
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
morals
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Poston
Sansei
train ride
World War Two
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James Fujii oral history interview, September 10, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 May 28
Location of Birth
Troutdale, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jim
Location of Basic Training
Camp Wolters, Texas
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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James Fujii oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 10, 2008
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Fujii, James: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2008OH0933_03_Fujii
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James Fujii felt the teachers were instrumental with the move to Nyssa. The teachers protected the Japanese Americans from discrimination. In 1944, James graduated high school. He recalls spending three and a half years in Nyssa during wartime.
In February 1945, James received his Army draft and went to Texas for basic training. Basic training lasted four months, and he went overseas to Germany.
At the end of 1945, James goes overseas to Dorndorf, Germany, for five to six months with the occupation forces. He says Dorndorf, Germany, was rebuilt by the American Army and did not look affected by wartime. It was evident the United States was trying to keep the peace by helping Germany rebuild.
After several months in Germany, James was discharged in 1946. He enrolled in college to learn about agriculture and worked on the family farm. James was married for 40 years to Susie, and they have five children and four grandchildren.
James discusses the contributions of the Japanese Americans during World War Two. James loves the United States and says it is the best place to live.
442nd
basic training
Berlin
children
citizenship
civilians
combat
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Farming
front lines
Germany
grandchildren
Gresham
high school
Higher education
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
loyalty
Nisei
Oregon
overseas
patriotism
post war
Sansei
siblings
Switzerland
teachers
wife
World War Two
Yonsei
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, September 7, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Fannin, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 7, 2008
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Fujii, Edward: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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2008OH0924_02_Fujii
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Edward Fujii's interview is with his wife, Aya Fujii.
When Edward Fujii receives his draft notice, he reports to Fort Dix, Utah, for his induction into the Army and then goes to Camp Fannin, TX, for basic training.
After basic training, Edward goes to Fort Snelling, MN, for Military Intelligence Service Language School. He spends six months at the language school. However, he spends most of his time as a truck driver.
At Camp Campbell, Edward is assigned to the Third Infantry Division, Signal Corps Company. He receives training in morse code and is a radio operator. During WWII, Edward's brothers are also serving in the military.
In November 1946, Edward is discharged from the Army. Post-war, Edward is active with the Nisei Veterans Club for 30 years. Edward is married to Aya Iwasaki, and they have three children and two grandchildren.
At the end of the interview, Aya discusses her camp and war experience. She shares advice on marriage and a message for future generations.
442nd
assembly center
basic training
brothers
citizenship
correspondence
dating
discharge
discrimination
Draft
driver
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
farm labor
farmer
farming community
fishing
Fort Snelling
infantry
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
marching
marriage
Military Intelligence Service Language School
military service
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
post war
radio man
reunion
Sansei
siblings
veterans organizations
weapons training
World War Two
Yonsei
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, December 8, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Dec 02
Location of Birth
Kapaa, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Cool
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, part 2 of 2, December 8, 2007
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Wakai, Coolidge: narrator
Yee, T.: interviewer
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2007OH0844_02_Wakai
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Coolidge Wakai guarded thousands of POWs in the Po Valley when the war ended. Later, Coolidge was transferred from guarding the POWs to Headquarters Company as a cleric.
After the war, Coolidge returned to the United States. He participated in a parade for President Harry Truman. Coolidge explains there were mixed emotions about participating in the parade. He felt soldiers of the 100th and 442nd who were killed in action are the true heroes. The Niseis' contribution to the war showed that they worked hard, persevered, and were loyal.
President Truman's speech made Coolidge feel it was worth serving in the Military. President Truman recognized the Japanese Americans as loyal citizens. The Niseis were successful in the war because the Japanese American soldiers fought cohesively. The Niseis worked well together and trusted each other in battle.
After the parade in New Jersey, he traveled to the Panama Canal. He returned to Hawaii and had a festive homecoming celebration. Later, he went to the mainland to pursue his higher education at Grinnell College Iowa. In 1949, Coolidge graduated college and went to the University of Buffalo New York. He interned for one year at LA County General Hospital, then Coolidge received a fellowship at Mayo Clinic. He was the first Nisei to be accepted into the Mayo Clinic.
In 1958, Coolidge finished his fellowship at Mayo Clinic and returned to Hawaii to open his practice. Coolidge worked for 50 years before retiring. In 1956, Coolidge married Edith Yamasaki, and have four children and five grandchildren. Coolidge shares a message for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to remember the golden rule. Be honest, respect your country, be loyal, and do not bring shame to the family.
When the Government gave reparation to the Japanese Americans, Coolidge gave his reparations to the Cox family who hosted him and to Tully High School.
At the end of the interview, Coolidge narrated photographs from wartime and post-war.
100th
442nd
casualties
children
dating
discrimination
European Theater
family
friends
grandchildren
guard duty
Hawaii
Hawaiian identity
Hawaiian soldiers
headquarters company
high school
Higher education
homecoming
Issei
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese values
Killed in Action (KIA)
marriage
medical profession
newspapers
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
parade
photographs
post war
President Harry Truman
Prisoners of War (POWs)
reparations
siblings
Tanforan
travel (leisure)
war experiences
World War Two
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, December 8, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Dec 02
Location of Birth
Kapaa, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Cool
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, part 1 of 2, December 8, 2007
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Wakai, Coolidge: narrator
Yee, T.: interviewer
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2007OH0844_01_Wakai
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An account of the resource
Dr. Coolidge Shiro Wakai was part of the 100th Company B. He was born December 2, 1925, in Kappa, Kauai, Hawaii. Coolidge's father was a missionary for Japanese Immigrants and established the first Christian church in Kappa, Kauai. Coolidge has six brothers and a sister.
After Coolidge's father passed away, the family moved to Honolulu. His mother worked hard to support the family. At age fifteen, Coolidge went to the mainland for higher education. He settled in California and found a job as a houseboy. Coolidge attended Berkeley High School.
On December 7, Coolidge attended church and learned the news when he went home. Coolidge did not feel any discrimination when he moved to the mainland. His employer and classmates at high school treated him fairly. The following day after Pearl Harbor, Coolidge went to school. He continued to focus on his educational goals.
When Executive Order 9066 was signed, Coolidge and his brother reported to Tanforan. After three to fourth months in Tanforan, Coolidge was sponsored to leave the camp to go to New York. In 1944 Coolidge graduated high school in New York and applied for college. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa with financial assistance from scholarships and a family from Kauai. After his first year of college, Coolidge was drafted into the military.
Coolidge was inducted at Fort Sheridan and shipped to Camp Blanding, Florida. During basic training, Coolidge made many friends and had a good relationship with everyone.
Overseas, he was assigned to Company B, 3rd Platoon. Coolidge's first battle was in the mountains near Carrara, Italy. After Coolidge's first battle in Italy, he kept moving up the mountains above Leghorn. Coolidge recalls not showering for one month.
Coolidge recalls climbing Po Valley with his gear. Besides climbing the rigorous terrain, food was scarce. Later, the 100th and 442nd were called to France for the Gothic Line because the military needed the left flank to be covered. Coolidge was attached to the 92nd Division.
When the war ended, Coolidge was in the mountains. There were no roads in the mountains. Therefore, airplanes dropped down the rations for them. Being overseas, Coolidge missed hot cook meals. He was living off of C rations and K rations.
100th
442nd
88s
92nd division
assembly center
barbed wires
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Carrara
church
climbing
college
correspondence
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Fort Sheridan
German weaponry
Gothic Line
guard towers
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Higher education
horse stables
houseboy
induction
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Kauai
living conditions
Mainland soldiers
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Mount Fogarito
New York
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Po Valley
rations
replacement
rifleman
school
segregation
showers
shrapnels
siblings
Tanforan
Topaz
World War Two
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, October 22, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, part 3 of 3, October 22, 2007
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Muranaga, Kenichi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2007OH0818_03_Muranaga
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After the war, Kenichi Muranaga gets married in 1946 and works serval jobs before starting his laundromat business in 1963. Kenichi and Yoshiko have one son, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Kenichi is proud of his family, especially of his brother Kiyoshi. Kenichi says Kiyoshi is a true soldier. Anyone who knows Kiyoshi would say the same. He is an outstanding soldier who goes beyond the call of duty.
Kenichi recalls his family receiving a letter that Kiyoshi's Department of the Army Civilian Award (DAC) is upgraded to the Medal of Honor. The whole Muranaga family travels to Washington DC for the ceremony.
On the day of the ceremony, there are at least 20 recipients of the Medal of Honor. Kenichi discusses the contribution of the Nisei legacy and what it means to be in a segregated unit.
Although the government gives reparations, Kenichi shares his sentiments on the issue.
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, October 22, 2007
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[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
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Camp Blanding, Florida
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100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 22, 2007
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Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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Kenichi and Kiyoshi Muranaga leave Amache to work on a sugar beet farm. Kenichi describes their living accommodations and their duties at the farm. Their father also has a job but he works in the mess hall at Amache.
In 1944, Kiyoshi volunteers for the 442nd. Kenichi and Yoshiro also want to volunteer, but Kiyoshi says one person from their family is enough. Their mother agrees.
At Amache, a loyalty questionnaire is given to the internees. Kenichi explains his thoughts on the questions and what is a no-no boy. Although, Santa Anita and Amache's security is almost the same. Kenchi says you can leave Amache to go to work. Sometimes Kenichi goes to the nearest city Granada for entertainment.
In camp, Kenichi receives his draft notice and reports to Fort Logan for induction. After, he goes to Camp Blanding for his basic training. While in basic training, Kenichi gets news of his brother Kiyoshi's death. Kenichi returns to Amache for the funeral service.
When Kenichi goes overseas, he understands what war is. He sees causalities first hand. He describes Champagne Campaign, Bruyeres, and the Gothic Line. At the end of the war, Kenichi has a chance to join the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). However, he decides to return to the States and get married.
Post-war, Kenichi marries Yoshiko, and they have been married for 60 years. He works a few jobs before owning seven laundromats.
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, October 22, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
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Army
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Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
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Camp Blanding, Florida
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100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 22, 2007
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Muranaga, Kenichi: narrator
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Kenichi Muranaga is born on December 21, 1924, in Los Angeles, CA. Kenichi's father immigrates to the United States from Japan and meets Kenichi's mother in Hawaii. The two get married and move to Los Angeles, CA, before settling in Gardena, CA.
Kenichi has the utmost respect and appreciation for his father. He says his father is hardworking to provide for the family. Kenichi comes from a family of nine siblings. Kenichi discusses his childhood and his school years in Gardena.
Life changes for Kenichi and his family Kenichi after the Pearl Harbor attack. He recalls the aftermath and the announcement of Executive Order 9066 (EO9066). The Muranaga family evacuates to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then Amache, CO.
Kenichi leaves camp to work at a few jobs before getting drafted into the Army. When Kenichi is in basic training, he receives news of his oldest brother, Kiyoshi's death overseas.
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, October 15, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Mar 03
Incarceration Facilities
Tanforan Temporary Detention Facility
Topaz Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, part 4 of 4, October 15, 2007
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Garvey, John: interviewer
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2007OH0817_04_Miyasaki
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Overseas, Minoru Miyasaki spent his time in Italy seizing the mountain from the German soldiers. When Minoru was not in combat, he was a litter-bearer. He recalls carrying Senator Daniel Inouye in a stretcher to the Aid Station. Minoru explains the medics helped the wounded, and the Grave Register Unit helped retrieve the casualties off the field.
Minoru describes life on the battlefields and having three close calls with German shells. Soldiers' lives were not the only ones in danger. Minoru explains the Officers tried to avoid being a target by the German soldiers. Therefore, the Officers dressed the same as the soldiers in the field.
At the end of the war, Minoru stayed to guard the German Prisoners and the supplies because he did not have enough points to return home. In 1946, Minoru was discharged from the Military at Fort Meade, Maryland, and went to San Francisco, CA, on a bus. Coming home, Minoru was decorated with the Combat Infantryman Badge, Presidential Unit Citation, three battle stars of his European Campaign, and Good Conduct.
Post-war, Minoru worked a few jobs before working for Peralta College for 25 years before retiring. Minoru married Lilly and had two children, Karen, and Kevin. Minoru was active with the Nisei Veterans Group and going to reunions. Minoru felt the Nisei legacy helped open opportunities for future generations, and he donated his book of war photographs to Go For Broke National Education Center.
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, October 15, 2007
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[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Mar 03
Incarceration Facilities
Tanforan Temporary Detention Facility
Topaz Concentration Camp
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World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 15, 2007
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Miyasaki, Minoru: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
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Minoru Miyasaki reported to Fort Douglas before going to Camp Shelby for basic training. At Camp Shelby, the Privates and Rookies were all Nisei with a few Hawaiian Nisei. Minoru was assigned to 442nd, Company G, 4th Platoon, and trained as a motorman. On his weekend pass, Minoru visited Hattiesburg and Washington DC. Minoru discusses seeing segregation in the South.
After completing his basic training at Camp Shelby, Minoru traveled to Tule Lake to visit his father. When Minoru left Tule Lake, he boarded a bus, and the passengers applauded him. The experience was different from what the African Americans experienced in the South.
From New York, Minoru and his brother, John, departed to go overseas. A winter storm on the Atlantic Ocean caused a rough voyage for the soldiers. During the trip, German submarines were spotted in the ocean. Therefore, the Aquitania took a detour to Glasgow, Scotland, instead of England.
Minoru joined the 442nd in the South of France. When he was not a mortarman, he was a litter carrier picking up wounded Nisei. In Italy, Minoru fought with the Allied troops and the 92nd Division. Minoru recalls artillery fire from the German soldier. He describes the battle on top of Mount Fogarito.
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, October 15, 2007
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1925 Mar 03
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Tanforan Temporary Detention Facility
Topaz Concentration Camp
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World War, 1939-1945
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Army
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Drafted or Volunteered
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Camp Shelby, Mississippi
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 15, 2007
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Miyasaki, Minoru: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
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Minoru "Minor" Miyasaki was born March 18, 1925. Minoru's father immigrated from Japan to Hawaii to work on the sugar plantation. Later, he moved to California to sharecrop strawberries and vegetables. Minoru lost his mother at an early age, and his father raised the children alone.
Minoru and his siblings helped their father on the farm before and after school. Minoru attended Warm Springs Grammar School and then Washington High School. In addition to attending primary school, he attended Japanese Language School.
When the Miyasaki family was not farming, they would travel around the Bay Area to visit relatives, do Japanese grocery shopping, celebrate festivals, and saw Japanese films.
On December 7, Minoru was at home when he heard the news about Pearl Harbor on the radio. The following day at school, all the Japanese American students were sent home from school and were told to stay home until the war ended. Later, the government issued restrictions such as blackouts, curfew, and travel restrictions.
In pre-war times, Minoru recalled discrimination. His father could not vote and own land. Also, Asians were not allowed to swim in public swimming pools or live in certain neighborhoods. After the Pearl Harbor attack, Minoru and his family evacuated to Tanofran and Topaz, Utah. Minoru graduated High school in Topaz.
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, October 14, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Apr 29
Location of Birth
Pismo, California
Incarceration Facilities
Salinas Temporary Detention Facility
Poston Concentration Camp
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
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, part 3 of 3, October 14, 2007
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2007OH0815_03_Tokiwa
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At Camp Shelby, Yoshiro Tokiwa describes the living conditions and meals. He leaves Camp Shelby to go to Fort Meade. Yoshiro receives orders to go overseas to join the 442nd.
He travels overseas on USS Washington. The voyage takes two weeks for the soldiers to land in Italy. He could not tell his family where he is going, no letters are permitted. On the ship, he has kitchen police duties.
When Yoshiro lands in Naples, Italy, Yoshiro goes to Caiazzo, where the replacement depot is. Yoshiro has training in foreign weapons. At the end of April 1945, and Germany surrenders two days later.
In Italy, Yoshiro sees his cousin Rudy Tokiwa. Yoshiro's other cousin Duke Tokiwa (Rudy's brother) is also overseas but in Germany.
The war ends, and Yoshiro returns to the United States. He lands in New Jersey and drives his jeep cross country back to California. Along the way, he makes a few stops to visits friends.
Post-war, Yoshiro goes to school at San Jose State College and UC Berkeley. He majors in biochemistry. After graduating he works at two labs at the California Department of Health Services. Later he works in different fields dealing with carcinogens. Yoshiro explains the PCD compliance agreement and regulation for the museum exhibiting Military ships.
Yoshiro is remarried and has four children (two sons from his previous marriage and two step-daughters). Yoshiro is on the Board of Japanese American Service East Bay. This organization helps elderly Japanese Americans. Yoshiro is proud to serve with the 442nd.
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, October 14, 2007
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[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Apr 29
Location of Birth
Pismo, California
Incarceration Facilities
Salinas Temporary Detention Facility
Poston Concentration Camp
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World War, 1939-1945
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Army
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Drafted or Volunteered
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Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 14, 2007
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Tokiwa, Yoshiro: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
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2007OH0815_02_Tokiwa
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When Pearl Harbor is bombed on December 7, 1941, the lives of the Tokiwa family change. Yoshiro Tokiwa discusses the aftermath of the attack.
Few days after the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese Americans' status changes to 4C, enemy aliens. In addition, there are restrictions such as traveling and curfew hours.
Yoshiro recalls preparing and leaving for evacuation when President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. The Tokiwa family goes to the Salinas Assembly Center and then to Poston, Arizona. Yoshiro says they are only allowed to bring what they can carry.
At Poston, Yoshiro works as a security guard and then in the agriculture department. In camp, all the internees are given a loyalty questionnaire. Yoshiro explains the no-no boys and deportation.
In 1944, Yoshiro is drafted. He shares his experience of being inducted and going to basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Yoshiro discusses the segregation in Mississippi.
At the end of Yoshiro's military career, he is a Technician 5th Grade (Corporal level). Yoshiro is discharged from the Army in January 1947, from Camp Beale, CA.
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
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Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Garvey, John: interviewer
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2007OH0813_03_Uchimoto
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In Iowa, Dan Uchimoto receives a draft notice from the Army and leaves Loras College. Dan's parents leave camp voluntarily and resettle in the East. However, some people stay in camp until World War Two ends. A family friend tells Dan's parents about a job opportunity for a family in Westerville, Ohio. Dan's parents move to Ohio and work for a retired General Motors executive.
Dan goes to Camp Blanding, Jacksonville, Florida, for basic training. Basic training is for seventeen weeks long. In Florida, Dan learns about Jim Crow and segregation. Dan shares a story about racism.
He goes to northern Italy in 1945. Dan is assigned to the Rifle Platoon, Company C, 100th Battalion. The 442nd at the time has lost hundreds of men in the Bruyeres Campaign and are resting in Menton while waiting for replacements. Dan joins the 442nd in January 1945. In April 1945, they go to Northern Italy for the final push.
Dan recalls Platoon Sergeant Burt Tanaka allowing him to switch assignments. Three days later, Dan leaves the Riflemen Platoon and joins is in the Weapons Platoon as an ammunition carrier.
During the war in Italy, Dan carries a magazine with him that brings him comfort during combat. He discusses the disadvantages in the Italian Campaign and the life of an Army soldier during wartimes.
When the German soldiers surrender, Dan's company is assigned to guard the prisoners of war. Dan gets to know some of them and says they are nice people. For his service in the Army, Dan receives a Combat Infantryman Badge for 90 days of combat. He also receives a badge for his efforts in the Italian Campaign. In 1945, the atomic bomb is drop-in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and Dan is still in Italy. Dan is not discharged until 1946.
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
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2007OH0813_01_Uchimoto
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Dan Uchimoto is born October 9, 1921, in Loomis, California. Dan's Issei parents immigrated to the United States from Japan for better opportunities. His parents are sharecropped farmers, raising canning tomatoes. People of Japanese descent are not allowed to buy land. Therefore, his parents rent the land for farming.
Dan recalls his childhood and youth working on the farm. There is no time for vacations. During the Great Depression, life is a struggle but Dan's family survives the difficult time.
In the Uchimoto family, there are four children including Dan. Dan is the oldest child. He remembers his two sisters' reaction when he receives his draft notice for the Army. Dan's brother also has a military career but during Occupation forces in Germany.
Dan discusses his school years and discrimination. After graduating high school, he works on the farm to save money to enroll in college. Dan attends the University of California, Berkley.
Dan enjoys stamp collecting, vintage cars, and reading. Dan practices Japanese teaching called Seicho-no-le. He finds this Seicho-no-le helpful and insightful.
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442nd
alien land laws
Boy Scouts
childhood activities
childhood home
discrimination
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farm
farm labor
farmers
farming community
grammar school
Great Depression
high school
hobbies
immigration
infantry
infantryman
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language
Japanese language school
living conditions
marriage
Nisei
religion
siblings
sports
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, October 13, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Long Beach, California
Branch of Service
Army
Air Force
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Philippine Islands
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, part 3 of 3, October 13, 2007
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Sameshima, Ko Stanley: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2007OH0812_03_Sameshima
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Ko Stanley Sameshima's Army career is full of many contributions and accomplishments. He graduates from Military Intelligence Language School and becomes a linguist during the Occupation of Japan. Ko joins the civil censorship as a First Lieutenant and stays in the service until April 1948. Later, Ko takes a position in the Civilian Defense Department focusing on post censorship.
After working in the censorship department, Ko works on a US Supervisor Training Manual. The manual becomes helpful to the Japanese in Japan during the time of the Korean War.
In October 1949, Ko decides to focus on his Aero Engineering degree and gets a position in the Air Force as a Supervisor Training Program.
In December 1976, Ko retires from the Air Force and works at the Ford Aero Space until 1987. Ko's previous connection during the occupation of Japan, helps him get a position at Nissan in Tennessee as a Facilitator Consultant.
Ko is married with three children and six grandchildren. For future generations, Ko's message is to learn about your heritage. Your family history is the most important knowledge. Moreover, Ko discusses the importance of the contributions of the 442nd, 100th, and Military Intelligence Service (MIS).
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
100th
442nd
Air Force
censorship
colonel
correspond
dating
democracy
duties
employment
family
General MacArthur
grandchildren
hapa
Japanese American
Japanese language
Japanese values
Lieutenant Colonel
linguist
Manila
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
newspapers
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei linguists
Nisei veterans
occupation
Occupation of Japan
Philippines
post-war
Sansei
training
training officers
wedding
Yonsei
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, October 13, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Long Beach, California
Branch of Service
Army
Air Force
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Philippine Islands
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 13, 2007
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Sameshima, Ko Stanley: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0812_02_Sameshima
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In the fall of 1941, before the Pearl Harbor attack, Ko Stanley Sameshima, is a student at Cal Tech University. Ko is doing well in his academic studies and is on the Varsity Cross Country Team. In Ko's spare time, he attends social school functions.
Ko discusses the media reports following days after the Pearl Harbor attack. He says the media exaggerated the news to instill fear. However, Ko and his family continue with daily life as normal. The customers at Ko's parents' produce market show sympathy and concern towards the Sameshima family. Ko says there are no signs of discrimination.
When Executive Order 9066 (EO9066) is announced, Ko's parents and himself have separate struggles they face. Ko's parents go to Amache, Colorado, and Ko tries to transfer to a University on the East Coast. On the East Coast, Ko witnesses segregation and shares his sentiments.
Ko graduates from the University of Texas and is reclassified from 4C to 1A. Before being drafted for service, Ko volunteers to be an internee at Amache, to care for his parents. Ko recalls his experience at Camp Snelling and Military Intelligence Language School.
In 1945, the war ends, and Ko is commissioned to go to Manila, Philippines, for war crime trials and then to Tokyo, Japan, for occupation. Ko's parents leave Amache and move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Oral Histories
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442nd
4C classification
Amache
bus
Camp Shelby
colored
colored section
correspondence
discrimination
Draft
draft board
employment
enemy alien
evacuate
evacuation orders
Executive Order 9066
Fort Leavenworth
Germany
Hakujin
Hawaiian soldiers
Higher education
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese language
Japanese values
jobs
Katonk
Manila
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
newspapers
Nisei
Nisei legacy
occupation
Occupation of Japan
omamori
Pearl Harbor
produce market
radio
segregation
siblings
travel permit
USO show
volunteer
war crimes
World War Two
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Shelley, Idaho
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, part 4 of 4, September 11, 2007
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Morishita, Leo: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0807_04_Morishita
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Before going overseas, the three Morishita brothers, Kenzo, Leo, and Yutaka receives a good luck charm from their mother. After his tour, Leo receives a ribbon for being in the European Theater and a good conduct medal for his service. At the end of Leo's service, he is an Army is technician 5th grade and discharges in Italy. For the earnings he makes serving in the Army, Leo sends money home to his parents. Post-war Kenzo, Leo, and Yutaka return home safely.
At a USO show, Leo meets an Italian girl name Ebe. Leo and Ebe date for two years before getting married. When the war ends, Leo decides to stay in Italy. Leo shares his story of how he finds a civilian job in the War Department.
Leo and Ebe have a fairytale wedding in Livorno. They have a church ceremony and a reception at Ristorante Republica. Leo and Ebe are married for 52 years and have two children and a grandchild.
Leo moves back to the United States when the Italian offices close. He describes his homecoming experience and introducing his wife to his Issei parents. Leo has the intention to enroll at Idaho University but ends up in the grocery business. He retires in 1998 after being in the grocery business for 52 years.
Leo discusses attending three reunions and gives advice for future generations about a military career.
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Good Conduct Medal
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Issei
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Italy
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldier
Livorno
Mainland
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Nisei
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reunions
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Sansei
travel
wedding
Yonsei
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, September 11, 2007
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[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Shelley, Idaho
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
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442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, part 3 of 4, September 11, 2007
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Morishita, Leo: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0807_03_Morishita
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From Fort Meade, Leo Morishita goes to Newport Dunes, Virginia, for additional training and his final medical shots. Leo boards the USS West Point and goes overseas. The voyage takes 24 days, and Leo describes the daily routine on the ship before they arrive at their destination.
The three Morishita brothers, Kenzo, Leo, and Yutaka, all serve during World War Two but have different duties. Kenzo is Leo's older brother, is in I Company, and one of the eight survivors from the Los battalion Rescue. Leo discusses Kenzo's near-death experience during his combat with German soldiers. Yutaka is the youngest brother, who is in the Air Corps in Germany.
Leo recalls the last push and the Gothic Line. The 442nd encounters many casualties. Previously at Camp Shelby, Leo learns weapon training. Leo is a rifleman for three weeks before he is reassigned to the 442nd as a placement. As a rifleman, Leo carries a Browning Automatic Rifle BR-88.
When Leo is a medic, he recalls treating two soldiers. He describes each event. Leo also shares a story about two Hawaiian soldiers he meets at the medic station.
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442nd
92nd division
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Africa
Anzio beach
basic training
browning automatic rifle (BAR)
C Company
Camp Shelby
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European Theater
friendship
funeral
German soldiers
Germany
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Hawaiian soldiers
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I Company
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Katonk
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Livorno
Lost Battalion
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Nisei
Nisei soldiers
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World War Two
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Shelley, Idaho
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Leo Morishita oral history interview, part 2 of 4, September 11, 2007
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Morishita, Leo: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
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2007OH0807_02_Morishita
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Leo Morishita gives a little fun fact about his last name Morishita. Morishita means underwood in English. Before his high school graduation, on December 7, Leo is at the Japanese American Citizen League (JACL) planning on an early Christmas party. The Sheriff advises everyone to go home for safety.
After the Pearl Harbor attack, there are some restrictions in place. One of them being curfew time. Leo's basketball coach has to get a permit for Leo to be out past curfew to participate in the basketball game. Later, President Truman signs Executive Order 9066 placing thousands of Japanese Americans into camp. Leo discusses the effects of EO9066 and his family in Salinas, California. Leo's family farm also is searched by the FBI.
Before volunteering for service, Leo attends Northern Montana College for a year. The Morishita family is proud of Kenzo, Leo, and Yukata for joining the Army. The Morishita brothers are inducted at Fort Douglas, Utah. Leo does don't leave at the same time with his brothers because of his feet. Leo joins Kenzo and Yutaka six weeks later at Camp Shelby.
At Camp Shelby, Leo does nine months of basic training, He describes the different training he learns and the discrimination in the South. Even though there is discrimination, there is one kind person Leo meets. He shares his story about Earl Finch and his acts of kindness towards the Nisei.
Overseas, Leo lands in Naples, Italy, and learns there is a need for riflemen. He is no longer a medic. Leo is given a browning automatic rifle.
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171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
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Camp Shelby
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Executive Order 9066
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Issei
Issei parents
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Nisei
Nisei soldiers
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Nov 12
Location of Birth
Waihee-Waiehu, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Vosges
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 11, 2007
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Iwamasa, Shigeo: narrator
Leivich, Joanne: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0806_03_Iwamasa
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In May 1984, Shigeo retires from Northrop Grumman and returns to Hawaii to live with his sister. Shigeo is grateful for those who have shown him gratitude for his service, especially his doctors. He shares his experience of appreciation with the doctors who care for him. Moreover, another morale booster for Shigeo is attending the 442nd reunion.
Shigeo's advice for future generations is to vote and voice your opinions to politicians. Be a good citizen, and respect your country. We need to honor those who are killed in the war for our freedom.
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
442nd
family
future generations
gratitude
Hawaii
morale
Nisei legacy
Nisei solider
Nisei veterans
post war
retirement
Sansei
service
vote
World War Two
Yonsei
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Nov 12
Location of Birth
Waihee-Waiehu, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Vosges
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 11, 2007
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Iwamasa, Shigeo: narrator
Leivich, Joanne: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0806_02_Iwamasa
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In Berlin, Shigeo Iwamasa is assigned to be a driver. He describes the experience driving through the bombed cities in Germany. In Koblenz, there is a distinctive smell due to the dead bodies under the building rubbles. The bombed cities in Germany are like ghost towns.
On a lighter side, Shigeo shares a funny story about the Mess Hall in Marseilles, France. Besides Shigeo serving in the army, his three other brothers have a military career as well. Shigeo's Issei father is very proud of his sons for serving their country.
While overseas, Shigeo says there is a Black Market. He says some hot items go for high prices. As a result, the Army passes a ruling that you can exchange items only 10 percent above your Army pay.
On December 18, 1945, Shigeo is discharged in Oahu, Hawaii, and returns home to Maui. Shigeo is not able to find a good job and reenlist in the Army. He is deployed to the Korean War and is a Battalion Mechanic.
After being discharged from the Korean War, Shigeo is highly decorated with serval awards and medals such as two combat badges, two good conduct medals, and one Bronze Star.
Post-war, Shigeo goes to National School in Los Angeles, California for a year. Eventually, Shigeo gets a position at Northrop Grumman and is promoted several times before retiring.
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
442nd
Berlin
Black Market
bombing
bombings
Bronze Star
discharge
discrimination
education
employment
European Theater
General MacArthur
Germany
Good Conduct Medal
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
hospital
Issei father
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Korean War
medals & awards
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldier
Nisei veterans
President Truman
promotions
Racism
service
siblings
World War Two
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, September 11, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Nov 12
Location of Birth
Waihee-Waiehu, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Vosges
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Shigeo Iwamasa oral history interview, part 1 of 3, September 11, 2007
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Iwamasa, Shigeo: narrator
Leivich, Joanne: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0806_01_Iwamasa
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An account of the resource
Shigeo Iwamasa is born November 12, 1923, in Waihee-Waiehu, Maui. Shigeo's father is an Issei from Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan, and his mother is from Hilo, Hawaii. Shigeo has five brothers and a sister.
Growing up, Shigeo has an active childhood. He works on the plantation with his father growing food, harvesting crops, school projects, and working part-time on the golf course as a caddie service. Although the Iwamasa family did not have a lot of money, Shigeo says they live an honorable life and are happy.
Shigeo reflects on the Pearl Harbor attack and the start of his Military Service. The process of enlisting happens quickly, and Shigeo regrets not telling his parents goodbye. Shigeo travels to the mainland and does basic training at Camp Shelby. At basic training, Shigeo makes friends with some of the mainland soldiers. One of his good friends is Shichizo Toyota. Shigeo discusses their friendship and the impact Shichizo makes on him.
After a year of basic training, Shigeo is shipped overseas to France. Overseas, Shigeo gets measles and is hospitalized. When Shigeo recovers, he receives orders to be a driver for a Major General.
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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basic training
Camp Shelby
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childhood activities
childhood employment
correspondence
driver
employment
family
foxhole
France
friend
friendships
frontline
Germany
Hawaiian soldiers
hospital
Issei
Issei father
Japanese language school
Killed in Action (KIA)
Mainland
Mainland soldiers
Maui
measles
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Nisei
Nisei soldier
Pearl Harbor
physical
plantation
radio
siblings
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travel
veteran
volunteer
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Janet Brown and Susan Hardwick oral history interview for William Hardwick, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Feb 23
Location of Birth
Martinsville, Indiana
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Janet Brown and Susan Hardwick oral history interview for William Hardwick, Part 2 of 2, September 11, 2007
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Brown, Janet: narrator
Hardwick, Susan: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0804_02_Brown
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Janet Brown Hardwick Brown is the oldest of the Hardwick sisters. She is married to Phil Brown and has three children and grandchildren. Susan Hardwick is the youngest sister and is a real estate agent for 30 years. The Hardwick sisters start a journey that leads them to learn about the 442nd and the heroes that save their father, Bill Hardwick of the 36th Infantry Regiment.
Susan Hardwick discusses that her father, Bill, did not take about the war experience often. She would hear the war stories from her mother. Bill has a lot of admiration and respect for the Japanese Americans. At a young age, Susan remembers her father would be saddened if he hears discriminative remarks about the Nisei veterans. Susan recalls a story about a Nisei veteran and a barbershop.
Janet Hardwick encourages anyone to serve their country if they have an opportunity no matter the situation. She feels we should be proud of the Nisei veterans because they opened the doorway for all Americans. Learn as much as you can about the Nisei legacy. Susan says because of her father, they are introduced to the 442nd. The 442nd embodies tolerance, respect, and gratitude that we should all have in the face of adversity.
Moreover, the Hardwick sister believes oral histories are a learning tool. Susan adds that oral histories are a continuous duty that all veterans should do after the war to keep the story alive.
36th Division
442nd
artillery fire
Drafted
family
German soldiers
Go For Broke
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese values
Lost Battalion
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
oral history
post-war
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
reunion
Sansei
service
shrapnels
tree bursts
Vosges Mountains
World War Two
Yonsei
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Janet Brown and Susan Hardwick oral history interview for William Hardwick, September 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Feb 23
Location of Birth
Martinsville, Indiana
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Janet Brown and Susan Hardwick oral history interview for William Hardwick, Part 1 of 2, September 11, 2007
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Brown, Janet: narrator
Hardwick, Susan: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0804_01_Brown
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Janet Brown Hardwick and Susan Hardwick come from a family of men who serves their country. Their great-grandfather serves in the Civil War, and their father, Bill Hardwick, is part of the 36th Infantry Regiment during World War Two. Following their father's passing, the Hardwick sisters embark on a journey to thank the heroes who save their father, in the Lost Battalion rescue.
The journey being when Janet watches a television special on the 442nd. After researching, Janet corresponds with a Nisei veteran, and Janet's thank you letter becomes published.
On a holiday trip, the Hardwick sisters visit the Japanese American Memorial in Washington D.C. and leave a photo of their father with a thank you note. This gesture opens the door to networking with more Nisei veterans and learning about the Nisei legacy. Furthermore, an invite to the 442nd reunion.
Although Janet and Susan's father did not discuss his wartime experience much, he did express his gratitude and admiration for the 442nd. He says the 442nd are the only ones who can get the job done and rescued the Lost Battalion.
Janet and Susan talk about sharing the history of the Japanese Americans with their family and future generations. The heroic actions of the 442nd save their father's life and gave them valuable time together before his passing.
442nd
childhood
children
Company I
correspondence
family
friendship
Go For Broke
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
internment camp
Japanese American
K Company
Lost Battalion
Mainland soldiers
morals
newspapers
Nisei legacy
Nisei veteran story
prisoner of war
Purple Heart
reunion
veterans
Vosges
Vosges Mountains
war stories
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Jack Wayne Wilson oral history interview, November 2, 2009
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/798A-Wilson-Jack-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Jan 03
Location of Birth
Newburgh, Indiana
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
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Jack Wayne Wilson oral history interview, part 2 of 2, November 2, 2009
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Wilson, Jack Wayne: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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2009OH0798A_02_Wilson
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Jack discusses his experience in the European Theater and how they advance to the Moselle River by Vosges, Italy. Jack's battalion finds themselves surrounded in enemy lines.
There are several attempts to deliver supplies to the Lost Battalion; however, there are expecting strong counterattacks.
Within several days the Lost Battalion is rescued by the 100th and 442nd. After the rescue, Jack becomes an honorary member of the 442nd.
Post-war, Jack remarries, works at the Post Office for 30 years before retiring. He spends his time active with the American Legion Post.
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Military service--Veterans' organizations
Post World War II--Travel, leisure
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
World War II--France
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:39:24
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eng
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2009-11-02
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Houston, Texas
100th
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team
36th Division
442nd
American Legion
artillery fire
Bronze Star
employment
enemy lines
Italy
Killed in Action
Lost Battalion
marriage
medals & awards
missing in action
post war
prisoner of war
promotions
Purple Heart
rescue mission
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
reunion
reunions
sargent
Silver Star
veteran
Vosges
World War Two
wounded in action
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jul 09
Location of Birth
Ookala, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, part 2 of 2, August 26, 2007
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Sakaida, Seichi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0796_02_Sakaida
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Seichi Sakaida discusses his leaders and squad members. He is in basic training for almost a year before deployment overseas. He lands in Naples, Italy. Seichi is in K Company and the mortar pool unit. His duty is to support the infantrymen.
Being part of the mortar unit, he describes the dangers that are faced on the battlefields. He shares his experiences of the Lost Battalion rescue, breaking the Gothic Line, and Bruyeres.
When the war ends, he sees two of his brothers overseas. Post-war, Seichi returns home and works at Molokai plantation and Del Monte Kunia before retiring. He gets married and has three children and five grandchildren.
Seichi talks about the Nisei legacy and the contributions of the 442nd for future generations.
100th
442nd
artillery fire
basic training
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
camera
children
convoy
Draft
employment
family
friendly fire
front lines
General Dahlquist
German soldiers
Gothic Line
grandchildren
guard duty
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lieutenant
Lost Battalion
Mainland
Mainland soldiers
mortar shells
mortar squad
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
photographs
platoon
Po Valley
post war
prisoner of war
replacement soldiers
reunion
Sansei
seasick
siblings
squad
trench foot
volunteering
wounded in action (WIA)
Yonsei
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jul 09
Location of Birth
Ookala, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Title
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, part 1 of 2, August 26, 2007
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Sakaida, Seichi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0796_01_Sakaida
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Seichi Sakaida serves with the 442nd in K Company. He is born July 9, 1922, in Ookala, HI. At a young age, his family moves to Molokai, and he grows up on the plantations. Seichi's parents are from Yamaguchi Kan prefecture in Japan and his mother is a picture bride. There are five children in the family including Seichi.
Seichi describes growing up on a plantation in Molokai and being near a Leper Colony. Seichi attends Molokai Elementary School, Molokai Intermediate School, and Molokai High School. Throughout his school years, he participates in sports and the plantation league.
After graduating High School, he works on the plantation at the auto repair shop. He recalls December 7, and the restrictions that are in effect after the Pearl Harbor attack. Seichi volunteers for the military. When he passes his physical he is sent to Schofield barracks.
Seichi goes overseas to the Mainland for basic training at Camp Shelby. Seichi discusses his basic training experience and segregation in Mississippi.
442nd
basic training
Blackouts
Buddhism
Butsudan
Camp Shelby
December 7th
discrimination
employment
family
friends
friendship
Hawaii
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
K Company
living conditions
New Year
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
picture bride
prejudices
primary school
restrictions
Schofield Barracks
segregation
siblings
sports
volunteering
youth organizations
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Title
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jun 18
Location of Birth
Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 5 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0794_05_Tamayori
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Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Nagata, Robert: narrator
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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss their duties during the Champagne Campaign. After the Champagne Campaign, Clarence is in Germany and works at a train station with the Supplies Unit. Robert heads to Italy for the Gothic Line.
When the war ends, Clarence and Robert return to the United States. Clarence returns home in June or July a few months after the European War ends. For Robert, he returns home in December.
Post-war, Clarence suffers from shell shock. Clarence recovers and works for the Coast Guard for a while and then an air conditioning shop. As for Robert, He gets married and has three children and three grandchildren.
Both Clarence and Robert are proud of their service in 442nd and protecting their country. Robert says education is vital for future generations. Clarence wants future generations to know about the 442nd and World War Two. The Nisei Legacy opens the pathway for equal opportunity and education for the next generations.
442nd
Anzio beach
Belvedere
Champagne Campaign
children
discharged
duties
employment
European Theater
family
front line
Geneva
German POWs
German soldiers
Germany
GI Bill
Go For Broke
Gothic Line
grandchildren
guard duty
holding pattern
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
K Company
Lost Battalion
M Company
married
Mount Fogarito
Nice
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
Po Valley
Sansei
shell shock
trench foot
World War Two
Yonsei
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jun 18
Location of Birth
Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 4 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0794_04_Tamayori
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Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Nagata, Robert: narrator
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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss being in basic training for almost a year before deployment overseas. Both men go to France and share their first time seeing action and their first time in battle.
Although, Clarence is assigned to K Company and Robert to M Company they both are at Hill 140. Clarence describes the battle and seeing dead soldiers for the first time.
At Luciano, Italy, Robert is wounded by shrapnel, and Clarence is hit by artillery fire. During their one month break after Luciano, M Company has mine training. Clarence and Robert discuss the different types of mines.
Clarence and Robert also talk about German weapons versus American weapons. Even though the German has some powerful weapons, the Americans surprised the Germans with the 88.
100th
442nd
88s
Anzio beach
artillery fire
barrage
basic training
Camp Shelby
European Theater
foxhole
France
German soldiers
german weapons
Hill 140
Italy
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lost Battalion
Luciano
M Company
Medal of Honor
million-dollar-wound
mine
mine training
mortar
Naples
platoon
riflemen
segregated unit
shrapnels
squad
trench foot
Vosges Mountains
World War Two
wounded
wounded in action (WIA)
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jun 18
Location of Birth
Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0794_03_Tamayori
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Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Nagata, Robert: narrator
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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss their experience leaving Hawaii and going to the Mainland. They arrive in Oakland, CA, and go to Mississippi. On the train ride to Mississippi, Clarence says they are ordered to black out the windows.
At Camp Shelby, they have their basic training. Clarence and Robert talk about the differences between the Hawaiian Nisei and Mainland Nisei. To understand the Mainland Nisei, the Hawaiian Nisei goes to visit the internment camps. Clarence goes to Jerome and Robert goes to Rohwer. They each share their perspectives and experience visiting the camps.
In Hattiesburg, Clarence and Robert witness segregation and shares their stories.
442nd
barbed wire
Barracks
basic training
black out
Camp Shelby
correspondence
dances
Executive Order 9066
gambling
Hattiesburg
Hawaiian soldiers
homesick
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldier
Jerome
living conditions
Mainland
Mainland Nisei
Mainland soldiers
marching
Mississippi
Nisei
Nisei soldier
physical
Pidgin English
rifle
Rohwer Concentration Camp
segregation
snakes
Social activities
uniforms
volunteer for service
voyage
World War Two
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jun 18
Location of Birth
Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 1 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Nagata, Robert: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0794_01_Tamayori
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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is a Nisei veteran of K Company, 3rd Battalion 442nd, is born June 18, 1921, in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii. His parents are Matsuki Tamayori and Mitsuwa Shimabukuro. Clarence's parents are hard-working to provide for their thirteen children.
Besides attending primary school, Clarence also attends Japanese Language School. His childhood activities include sports and fishing. In the summertime, Clarence works on the pineapple plantation. He is closest to his brother Hiroshi.
Robert Tokuo Nagata, a Nisei veteran of M Company 442nd, is born March 23, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are both from Kumamoto, Japan. Robert's father is a salesman and there are eight children in the family.
Robert recalls attending primary school and going to Japanese Language School on the weekday and Saturday mornings. For entertainment, Robert plays sports and goes fishing. Growing up, the friend that influences him the most is Taiji Leung.
442nd
Buddhism
Child rearing
childhood activities
fishing
friendships
Hawaii
high school
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese value
K Company
M Company
mochi
New Year
Nisei
plantation
primary school
religion
siblings
sports
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 23
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 5 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Nagata, Robert: narrator
Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0795_05_Nagata
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An account of the resource
The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss their duties during the Champagne Campaign. After the Champagne Campaign, Clarence is in Germany and works at a train station with the Supplies Unit. Robert heads to Italy for the Gothic Line.
When the war ends, Clarence and Robert return to the United States. Clarence returns home in June or July a few months after the European War ends. For Robert, he returns home in December.
Post-war, Clarence suffers from shell shock. Clarence recovers and works for the Coast Guard for a while and then an air conditioning shop.
As for Robert, He gets married and has three children and three grandchildren.
Both Clarence and Robert are proud of their service in 442nd and protecting their country. Robert says education is vital for future generations. Clarence wants future generations to know about the 442nd and World War Two. The Nisei Legacy opens the pathway for equal opportunity and education for the next generations.
442nd
Anzio beach
Belvedere
Champagne Campaign
children
discharged
duties
employment
European Theater
family
Geneva
German Prisoners of War (POWs)
German soldiers
Germany
GI Bill
Go For Broke
Gothic Line
grandchildren
guard duty
holding pattern
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
K Company
Lost Battalion
M Company
marriage
married
Mount Fogarito
Nice
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
Po Valley
Sansei
shell shock
trench foot
World War Two
Yonsei
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 23
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 4 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Nagata, Robert: narrator
Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0795_04_Nagata
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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss being in basic training for almost a year before deployment overseas. Both men go to France and share their first time seeing action and their first time in battle.
Although, Clarence is assigned to K Company and Robert to M Company they both are at Hill 140. Clarence describes the battle and seeing dead soldiers for the first time.
At Luciano, Italy, Robert is wounded by shrapnel, and Clarence is hit by artillery fire. During their one month break after Luciano, M Company has mine training. Clarence and Robert discuss the different types of mines.
Clarence and Robert also talk about German weapons versus American weapons. Even though the German has some powerful weapons, the Americans surprised the Germans with the 88.
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd
88s
artillery fire
barrage
basic training
Camp Shelby
European Theater
France
German guns
German soldiers
German weaponry
Hawaiian soldiers
Hill 140
Italy
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Luciano
M Company
Medal of Honor
million-dollar-wound
mine training
mines
mortar
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
platoon
segregated unit
shrapnel
squad
Vosges Mountains
World War Two
wounded
wounded in action (WIA)
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 23
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Nagata, Robert: narrator
Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0795_03_Nagata
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An account of the resource
The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence and Robert discuss their experience leaving Hawaii and going to the Mainland. They arrive in Oakland, CA, and go to Mississippi.
On the train ride to Mississippi, Clarence says they are ordered to black out the windows.
At Camp Shelby, they have their basic training. Clarence and Robert talk about the differences between the Hawaiian Nisei and Mainland Nisei. To understand the Mainland Nisei, the Hawaiian Nisei goes to visit the internment camps. Clarence goes to Jerome and Robert goes to Rohwer. They each share their perspectives and experience visiting the camps.
In Hattiesburg, Clarence and Robert witness segregation and shares their stories.
442nd
barbed wire
Barracks
basic training
black out
Camp Shelby
correspondence
dances
discrimination
discrimination in the work force
Executive Order 9066
family
Hattiesburg
Hawaii
Hawaiian Nisei
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Jerome
living conditions
Mainland Nisei
Mainland soldiers
marching
Mississippi
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
physical
Pidgin English
prejudice
rifle
Rohwer Concentration Camp
segregation
snakes
Social activities
uniforms
volunteer for service
voyage
World War Two
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Clarence Tamayori and Robert Nagata oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 23
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 1 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Nagata, Robert: narrator
Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0795_01_Nagata
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An account of the resource
The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.
Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is a Nisei veteran of K Company, 3rd Battalion 442nd, is born June 18, 1921, in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii. His parents are Matsuki Tamayori and Mitsuwa Shimabukuro. Clarence's parents are hard-working to provide for their thirteen children.
Besides attending primary school, Clarence also attends Japanese Language School. His childhood activities include sports and fishing. In the summertime, Clarence works on the pineapple plantation. He is closest to his brother Hiroshi.
Robert Tokuo Nagata, a Nisei veteran of M Company 442nd, is born March 23, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are both from Kumamoto, Japan. Robert's father is a salesman and there are eight children in the family.
Robert recalls attending primary school and going to Japanese Language School on the weekday and Saturday mornings. For entertainment, Robert plays sports and goes fishing. Growing up, the friend that influences him the most is Taiji Leung.
442nd
Child rearing
childhood activities
childhood home
fishing
friendships
Hawaii
high school
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
K Company
living conditions
M Company
mochi
New Year
Nisei
plantation
religion
sports
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-8.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 04
Location of Birth
Delta, Colorado
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Leyte Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, part 8 of 8, September 15, 2002
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Bannai, Paul: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0307_08_Bannai
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An account of the resource
During wartime, Paul Takao Bannai receives correspondence from family and people he meets. Letters from his family wanting him to return home safely and reunite with the family. There are letters from his Army friends in Australia acknowledging his service. These letters are heartfelt and are meaningful. Therefore, mail is vital to the men in service.
Paul discusses what it means to be a Nisei soldier. Despite the Japanese Americans being classified as 4C, they wanted to serve their home country when they did not have to. The Nisei services show their bravery, loyalty, and patriotism than any other group.
The 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team is the most highly decorated unit with the medals and honors they receive. Paul explains why the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) worked as individuals. There are approximately 5,000 MIS men overseas. As a result, it is very hard for anyone to be recognized. Moreover, the MIS duties are confidential and not publicized. The Nisei soldiers are different types of soldiers and should be recognized. They help shorten the war.
In Washington DC, there is a recognition monument with Nisei soldiers' names engraved on it. In spite of being discriminated against, placed in camp, and not considered American citizens to serve, the Nisei became the best soldiers in the United States military. The Nisei soldiers should be remembered for their contributions.
100th
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat
4C classification
Australia
awards and medals
camp
correspondence
European Theater
family
friends
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
mail service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
New Guinea Campaign
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
Okinawa
Pacific Theater
Philippines
World War Two
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 04
Location of Birth
Delta, Colorado
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Leyte Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, part 4 of 8, September 15, 2002
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Bannai, Paul: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0307_04_Bannai
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An account of the resource
Paul Takao Bannai discusses Nisei in the Japanese Army and wants to learn more about their experience. In Kyoto, Paul helps organize the breweries to sell alcohol to the United States military.
After Japan, Paul has one more year of service. He goes to Fort Lewis, WA. He is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, 23rd Regiment, First Sergeant of the Cannon Company. Paul reflects on working with General MacArthur and says he is a good leader.
When Paul is discharged, he faces challenges finding a job and buying a home due to discrimination. Paul is able to persuade a housing contractor to sell homes to Japanese Americans. Paul goes into the real estate business with the motivation to help other Japanese Americans.
Paul establishes his real estate business in Gardena and is active with the city. The next phase of Paul's life is in politics. Paul becomes the Executive Director of Commissioner of Wartime and Relocation Internment of Civilians.
Besides politics, Paul focuses on recording the stories of camp life, 442nd, and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Paul's story goes to MGM studios, and a movie is produced. The film is called Go For Broke, and it is a success.
442nd
Australia
Australian Army
discharge
discrimination
evacuation
Fort Lewis
Gardena
General Douglas MacArthur
Go For Broke
housing
interment camp
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
job
Manzanar
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
movie
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Pacific Theater
POW camps
Prisoners of War (POWs)
reenlistment.
relocation camps
World War Two
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 04
Location of Birth
Delta, Colorado
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Leyte Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, part 2 of 8, September 15, 2002
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Bannai, Paul: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0307_02_Bannai
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An account of the resource
During Paul Takao Bannai's school years in Utah, and Colorado there are no Japanese American students. Paul's friends are mainly white. When he moves to Los Angeles, CA, his friends are more diverse, and he meets other Japanese Americans. Paul becomes more interested in his culture and is active in the Japanese American community.
After graduating high school, Paul applies to several banks. Paul says where he goes, he wants to help people. He learns from his parents to be kind and help others. Therefore, Paul talks to California Bank to open a branch in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles. There are many Japanese American-run businesses in Little Tokyo. Moreover, Paul helps coordinate a banking system in Manzanar.
In addition, Paul works with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and writes many letters. Paul feels it is wrong for the United States Military to deny American citizens the right to serve in the United States Army. As a result, the government relinquishes its position and allows Japanese Americans to volunteer in the military. The government realizes the need Japanese speaking people in the military during the Alaskan Campaign. Over 5,000 Japanese Americans served during the Pacific.
When Paul goes into service, his parents put a star in the window. His parents are proud that Paul is serving in the military. Paul is the last one to evacuate to Manzanar and considers defying evacuation orders. Paul discusses three courts involving Japanese Americans and evacuation.
At Camp Shelby, Paul recalls the relationship between the mainland soldiers and the Hawaiian soldiers. Later, Paul goes to Camp Savage for the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Paul is not as fluent in the Japanese language. He studies harder to catch up with his classmates.
After completing training, Paul goes to Michigan to teach the Military Police (MP) elementary Japanese. When he arrives in Michigan, the MPs are needed overseas for the Japanese Prisoners of War (POWs). Paul goes to New Guinea with the MPs.
100th
442nd
4C classification
apology
buddha heads
Camp Savage
Camp Shelby
cases
December 7th
European Theater
evacuation
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese American
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Japanese language
Japanese soldiers
Jerome
John Aiso
Katonk
Kiska
letters
Manzanar
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor
Prisoners of War (POWs)
reparations
Rohwer Concentration Camp
school
social dance
USO
volunteers
World War Two
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 04
Location of Birth
Delta, Colorado
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Leyte Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, part 1 of 8, September 15, 2002
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Bannai, Paul: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0307_01_Bannai
Description
An account of the resource
Paul Takeo Bannai is born July 4, 1920, in Delta, Colorado. Paul explains the meaning of this name. Paul grows up in Utah and Colorado before moving to Boyle Heights, CA.
On December 7, Paul hears about the Pearl Harbor attack, and he reports to the Elective Service Board in Exposition Park. Before December 7, Japanese Americans are classified as 1A. However, after Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans are classified 4C.
Due to the 4C classification, Japanese Americans cannot serve. Paul and a few others from the Japanese American Citizen League (JACL) write a letter expressing their rights as citizens. As a result, the Japanese American classification is changed, and Paul volunteers for the military.
When evacuation orders are announced, Paul's family goes to Manzanar first. Paul delays his evacuation to continue his work at the bank. Later, Paul joins his family at Manzanar briefly before going to Idaho for farming. Through the Quaker's Program, Paul applies for college and goes to Drake University, IA.
442nd
4C classification
Boyle Heights
Camp Shelby
citizenship
community organizations
correspondence
December 7th
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
friend
grammar school
high school
Higher education
induction center
Iowa
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Japanese American National Museum
job
Killed in Action (KIA)
Little Tokyo
Manzanar
Nisei
reunions
segregated unit
siblings
volunteering
World War Two
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Frank Tadao Matsuda oral history interview, August 25, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 09
Location of Birth
Seattle, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Joker
Mac
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Frank Tadao Matsuda oral history interview, part 3 of 3, August 25, 2007
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Matsuda, Frank Tadao: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0793_03_Matsuda
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An account of the resource
Frank Matsuda talks about the Nisei legacy and how their service opens the door for many Asians. The 442nd receives 20 to 21 medals, and K Company received two of the medals. Frank feels many other soldiers deserve recognition for their service, especially the medics for their service and bravery. Frank reflects on those who serviced in the Army and is killed in action at a young age.
After Frank's service in the Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team, K Company, He moves to Chicago to be near his sister and school. Frank gets married to Yuri L. Satow Matsuda. They have three children and three grandchildren. Eventually Frank moves back to Seattle because his father is ill.
Frank feels the situation is improving for the next generations after the war. Frank is proud of his kids and grandchildren. He wishes they do their best, be happy and healthy.
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat
Chicago
children
dating
discrimination
employment
enemy alien
evacuation orders
Executive Order 9066
family
Higher education
homecoming
Issei parents
Japanese American
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
married
Medal of Honor
medals & awards
medic
music
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Pearl Harbor
post war
Pullayup Assembly Center
Racism
Sansei
school
Seattle
sibling
Social activities
World War Two
Yonsei
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Frank Tadao Matsuda oral history interview, August 25, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 09
Location of Birth
Seattle, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Joker
Mac
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Title
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Frank Tadao Matsuda oral history interview, part 2 of 3, August 25, 2007
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Matsuda, Frank Tadao: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0793_02_Matsuda
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An account of the resource
Frank Matsuda hears the news the Army is accepting Japanese American volunteers. Frank signs up to volunteer and returns to camp to take his physical exam. He passes the physical exam and goes to Camp Shelby for basic training. Frank is a BAR man (Browning Aumotatic Riffle man) assigned to the first squad, 3rd platoon.
Frank discusses the treatment of African Americans in Mississippi. Frank shares some experiences he sees in Hattiesburg regarding segregation. The people in Hattiesburg are indifferent to the Japanese Americans in the South.
At Camp Shelby, there are mainland and Hawaiian soldiers. Frank addresses the division between the mainlanders and Hawaiian. There are talks of disbandment of the Japanese American unit and Frank explains how the issue is resolved.
Frank goes overseas to Europe. His first artillery fire happens north of Rome and he sees a dead body for the first time. This is a moment he cannot forget. The day after the Last Battalion, Frank encounters a mortar barrage (Vosges Mountain) and is hit in four places on his body. James Okubo (medic) helps him, and Frank wakes up in the hospital.
After being wounded, Frank is on limited service and works in the mortar pool unit. Frank hears the 442nd is going back to Italy and asks his Captain if he can go back with the outfit. Frank receives approval and is assigned back to K Company.
Frank did not interact with civilians much because he is in battle. Frank recalls the civilians knowing the war is over before he did. Frank returns to the United States after a month or two when the war ends. He is discharged at Fort Douglas, Utah, and goes back to Seattle, Washington. Shortly after, Frank goes to live in Chicago with his sister. Post-war, Frank gets married and has children.
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
artillery fire
barrage
basic training
bible
Camp Shelby
Cassino
children
civilians
discharge
discrimination
employment
Executive Order 9066
Fort Douglas
German guns
German soldiers
German tanks
Gothic Line
Hawaiian soldiers
helmet
Hill 140
homecoming
hospital
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldier
K Company
Katonk
Killed in Action
last push
liberty ship
marching
married
Medal of Honor
medic
Mississippi
mortar barrage
Nisei
Nisei legacy
physical
pidgin
platoon
point system
post war
prisoner of war
Racism
rifle
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Rome
Sansei
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Lillian Matsudaira oral history interview, August 25, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Nov 26
Location of Birth
Seattle, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Civilian
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Lillian Matsudaira oral history interview, part 3 of 3, August 25, 2007
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Matsudaira, Lillian: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2007OH0792_03_Matsudaira
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When Lillian Matsudaira moves to Philadelphia, she works at an insurance company as a clerk. Lillian stays in Philadelphia for nine months before going to Cleveland. In 1945 Seattle reopens, and Lillian goes back home at the end of July.
Lillian's sister returns to their family home first. Lillian says when she returns home, she prepares the house for her parents' return from Minidoka. Later she learns about her family receiving death threats.
Lillian discusses John's family's homecoming from Minidoka. When they return home, there is nothing left, and they did not have money. Fortunately, the Matsudaira family receives assistance from Saint Vincent de Paul and other religious affiliations. John does not return home from the hospital until February 1947. John is wounded in Rome in October 1944 by shrapnel. John also receives threats as well after returning home from camp.
Lillian shares John's basic training and war experiences. In Mississippi, there is segregation. Either it is white or black. Japanese Americans are considered white. Lillian says the Asians are not treated as badly as the African Americans in the South.
Lillian feels proud of her husband John for serving during World War Two. She says their contribution liberated the Japanese Americans and shows that the Japanese Americans are good as anyone else. The 442nd opened opportunities for other Asians to have a chance to have a better life. She reflects on American history and the generational gaps between Nisei and Sansei.
Lillian and John have four children and seven grandchildren. She shares memories of her children and John's interests and hobbies.
442nd
art
art school
Camp Shelby
Catholicism
church
company
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
friend
furlough
generational wisdom
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
high school diploma
Hill 140
hobbies
homecoming
Japan
Killed in Action (KIA)
marching
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Mississippi
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldier
Nisei veteran story
occupation
Philadelphia
post war
PX store
Sansei
segregation
shrapnel
siblings
volunteer
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
Yonsei
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Tadayoshi Sugiyama oral history interview, August 18 and September 19, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 May 18
Location of Birth
San Francisco, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Nickname
Tad
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Tadayoshi Sugiyama oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 19, 2007
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Sugiyama, Tadayoshi: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
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Tadayoshi Sugiyama discusses the two forms of citizenship. One by birth and one by bloodline. Although Japanese Americans are born in the United States, their treatment after Pearl Harbor shows otherwise. Tadayoshi says the FBI has a lot of information about the Japanese Americans' activities on Terminal Island. Tadayoshi says that the same thing happened to the Japanese Americans in San Francisco when Pearl Harbor happens.
At Gila River and overseas, Tadayoshi encounters different types of Japanese dialects. For example, at camp there is a mixture of city and country people with contrasting Japanese dialogue. Moreover, there is a perception that Japanese Americans do not speak Japanese. When Tadayoshi goes to Nikko, the locals are surprised to see a Japanese in an American uniform and speaking Japanese. The same thing happens when he visits his relatives in Shimizu on a ten-day furlough.
Overseas Tadayoshi is an interpreter with the War Crimes Investigation for two Captains who are lawyers. Despite working on war crime cases during occupations, Tadayoshi does not see any finalization of his investigations. A particular case his shares is Captain Kaneko.
The war impacts the lives of Japanese locals in many ways. Tadayoshi is surprised about the social responsibility in public and describes some situations he witnessed. Tadayoshi's mother says this is an effect of war. War changes people, and we should not judge people too harshly.
Tadayoshi's parents leave Gila River in 1945 and rebuild their lives. Post-war, Tadayoshi furthers his education and moves to Los Angeles. He has two daughters and two grandchildren. Tadayoshi reflects on the Nisei contribution and the legacy they worked for the next generations.
100th
442nd
camera
children
citizenship
cores
dialects
discharge
effects of war
employment
FBI
FBI arrest
furlough
GI Bill
Gila River
grandchildren
Hawaiian soldiers
Higher education
interpreter
interrogation
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
living conditions
Macarthur Headquarters
Mainland soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
natives
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
NYK Building
occupation
occupation of Japan.
Philippines
photographs
post war
radio
San Francisco
Sansei
siblings
Sugamo Prison
Terminal Island
war crimes
Yonsei
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Yoroku Ito oral history interview, June 29, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 31
Location of Birth
Puunene, (Maui) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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https://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/782-Ito-Yoroku-2.m4v
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Yoroku Ito oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 29, 2007
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Ito, Yoroku: narrator
Miyamoto, P: interviewer
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2007OH0782_02_Ito
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Yoroku's family has feelings of loyalty and patriotism to America. For the nation and the country, Yoroku volunteers for the Army. Yoroku is stationed at Schofield Barracks for a short time before leaving for the mainland for basic training at Camp Shelby.
He is assigned to Company B 442nd. On his weekend passes, Yoroku goes to Hattiesburg and sees segregation for the first time. He describes serval incidents of discrimination. Yoroku discusses Earl Finch. Mr. Finch did not show discrimination to anyone and is equal to all persons. Yoroku also describes the relationship between Mainland and Hawaiian boys at Camp Shelby.
After Camp Shelby, Yoroku goes to Newport Dunes, Virginia, and is a replacement for the 100th. Yoroku goes on a convoy for 30 days to go to Naples, Italy.
The first battle Yoroku is in is at Belvedere. He discusses his thought and feelings. The worst experience of war is seeing his friends getting wounded and killed in combat. He reflects on the Po Campaign and how he gets hurt on his leg at this battle.
Overseas, he meets friends from Maui and corresponds back home to his family about his encounters. Yoroku receives the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his Army Service.
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442nd
artillery fire
B Company
battle
Belvedere
bible
Bronze Star
brother
Bruyeres
C Company
Camp Shelby
Cassino
colored section
combat
convoy
European Theater
foxhole
France
friends
General Dahlquist
German soldiers
Hattiesburg
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei
Italy
Killed in Action
Lost Battalion
Mainland
marching
Nisei
overseas
overseas trip
platoon
platoon leader
platoon sergeant
Purple Heart
race discrimination
replacements
Schofield Barracks
scout
segregation
shrapnels
tree bursts
weekend passes
wounded in action
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, June 27, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Mar 15
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, part 3 of 3, June 27, 2007
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Thompson, William Yoshito: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2007OH0777_03_Thompson
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William Yoshito Thompson arrives in France and lands in Marseille. William's unit is the 2nd Battalion Head Quarters, which services the Rifle Company. In the Rifle Company, there is E Company, F Company, and G Company (the heavy weapons company). October 15, William encounters his first battle in the surrounding areas of Bruyeres. He talks about the objectives and the turning point of Bruyeres.
Although William's unit is not assigned to the Lost Battalion rescue, he discusses the events and gives credit to his unit for helping to get the Germans out of the Vosges area.
After leaving Southern France, William returns to Italy for the last push at the Gothic Line. He remembers moving fast through the towns. The Rifle Company and William's company are both facing casualties. William's company loses serval men plus their Company Commander. The replacement Company Commander is Nishimura.
William discusses the German surrendering and the end of the war. He leaves Italy in November and returns to California to Camp Beale. From there, he goes on a boat to Hawaii and is discharged from the Army in December.
Post-war, William furthers his education at the University of Hawaii and works for the Water Department for 17 years. He gets married and has four children and six grandchildren.
Furthermore, William talks about the importance of character building, his Issei uncle, and Shiego Joseph Takata. Despite the racial prejudices, the Nisei veterans persevered and showed oyakoukou - bringing honor to their parents and their county.
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36th Division
442nd
ammunition
Anti-Tank Company
Arno River
artillery fire
artillery shells
Biffontaine
Black Market
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Beale
Camp Shelby
casualties
Champagne Campaign
children
Company Commander
correspondence
discharge
Distinguished Service Cross
employment
Executive Order 9066
France
frontline
General Dahlquist
Geneva
German soldiers
Gothic Line
hapa
headquarters company
homecoming
internment camp
Issei
Italy
Japanese American
Japanese identity and values
Japanese soldiers
Killed in Action
last push
Lost Battalion
marriage
mortar fire
mortar shell
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veteran story
omamori
post war
prejudice
prisoner of war
Racism
ration
ration runner
rations
rifle company
Sansei
University of Hawaii
Vosges
World War Two
wounded in action
Yonsei
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, June 27, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Mar 15
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 27, 2007
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Thompson, William Yoshito: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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William Yoshito Thompson discusses going to Schofield and going overseas to the Mainland to Camp Shelby. At Camp Shelby, William is assigned to the 2nd Battalion Head Quarters and later to the Antitank Company.
There are approximately 10,000 Nisei who volunteers for the 442nd. Williams explains the relationship between Mainland soldiers and the Hawaiian soldiers. William says some factors for the misunderstandings are due to the different cultural up brings, and he provides some examples. Eventually, the animosity between Mainlanders and Hawaiian guys subsides, and they get along.
When William gets weekend passes, he enjoys eating steak and watching movies. Being from Hawaii, William has not experienced or seen discrimination until he goes to the South. He describes segregation and experiencing discrimination at the movie theater.
In May 1944, William ships out of Camp Shelby to go overseas on the Liberty ship. William's older brother volunteers and ships out December 1944 for the Anzio Campaign. His other brother is with the 442nd 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and ships out the same time as William.
Overseas, William's company lands in Naples. He recalls his first battle, the Little Battle (Little Cassino Battle) and the Arno Campaign. William's outfit faces artillery fire when carrying supplies to the front line and bringing the wounded soldiers back for treatment. William's specific task is picking up the injured soldiers. After the Arno Campaign, they go to France and land in Marseille.
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442nd
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Anti-Tank Company
Arno
Arno River
artillery fire
basic training
brothers
buddha heads
Camp Shelby
cannon
correspondence
discrimination
F Company
field artillery
first sergeant
France
furlough
German 88s
German soldiers
Hawaiian soldiers
Italy
Katonk
Killed in Action
Lieutenant
Mainland soldiers
marching
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
movies
Naples
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
overseas trip
platoon
Racism
rifle company
Schofield
Schofield Barracks
segregation
siblings
squad
Varsity Victory Volunteers
volunteer
weekend passes
wounded in action
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, June 27, 2007
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Date of Birth
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1924 Mar 15
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, part 1 of 3, June 27, 2007
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Thompson, William Yoshito: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2007OH0777_01_Thompson
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Oral Histories
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William Yoshito Thompson is a World War Two veteran who volunteered for the 442nd (Head Quarters 2nd Battalion). He is born March 15, 1924, in Hilo, Hawaii. His father is from Scotland, Ireland, and moved to Hawaii. He remains a British subject and is not able to become a citizen because of paperwork. His mother is born in Hamakuapko plantation on Maui. Her parents are from Hiroshima, Japan.
William discusses his journey of researching his family's genealogical information of his grandfather's (on his mother side) last name and his own father's last name.
William is hapa, and he describes the home life of being Scottish and Japanese American. When not attending primary school and Japanese Language School, William enjoys watching movies, swimming, playing games, and helps with household chores.
In school, William is a good student and wants to attend college. He says all his teachers are influential to his education. After graduating from High School, he works in a few places. One is the County of Hawaii with his father in the County garage. William says his father is a reputable blacksmith for his craftsmanship.
William recalls December 7 when Pearl Harbor is attacked and discusses his decision to volunteer for the 442nd.
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442nd
childhood activities
cowboy
Draft
draft number
employment
family
hapa
Hawaii
Hilo
Honolulu
intercultural marriage
Issei
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
living conditions
movie theater
movies
Nisei
omamori
Pearl Harbor
restrictions
samurai
Sansei
Schofield
Schofield Barracks
Shinto
siblings
volunteer
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, May 26, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/285-Oji-Skeets-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Feb 24
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Skeets
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, part 3 of 7, May 26, 2002
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Oji, Sukeo: narrator
Yee, Govan: interviewer
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Sukeo “Skeets” Oji was at Gila for a short time before attending school fall of 1942. The 442nd formed in early 1943, and in September 1943, Skeets was called to active duty. He went to Camp Shelby, and he was assigned Heavy Weapons.
After completing 16 weeks of basic training, Skeets was Squad Leader to Heavy Machine Guns, D Company. Later he was promoted to Buck Sergeant. In 1944, the 442nd was preparing to go overseas. The 100th was already overseas fighting. The 1st Battalion was shipped to assist, and the non-combats remained behind.
Skeets stayed behind as the 171st training battalion. Before recruits came to Camp Shelby, the non-combats were on guard and KP duty. After 12 weeks of training, a recruiting team from Fort Snelling and Camp Savage came to Camp Blanding. Fall of 1944 Skeets received orders to go to Camp Savage for training in the Japanese language. Skeets was assigned to 1st Class Company, Company G.
In June 1945, Skeets graduated from Japanese Language School and applied for OCS training. Skeets reported to Fort Benning. The war ended in Europe and then Japan surrendered. Skeets was still in OCS. When he graduated, he went to Fort Snelling. Skeets' family was at Gila for four months until they were sponsored to Keenesburg, CO, to manage a farm.
Post-war, Skeet's family moved to Sacramento and established themselves in Yuma City. Skeet's older and younger brothers managed the farm and called it Oji's farm. Now Skeet's older brother's son is running the farm currently.
Skeets went to Fort Snelling and joined the Cadre Company before shipping out to Japan. In Occupation Japan, Skeets was a part of the 142nd language detachment and later the 553rd engineering construction group.
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171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
active duty
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
basic training
buck sergeant
cadre
Camp Savage
censorship
correspondence
D Company
engineering
European Theater
family
farm
Fort Benning
Fort Snelling
Gila River
Heavy Weapons
Japan
Japanese American
kibei
Killed in Action (KIA)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
non-combatant
occupation
overseas
Pacific Theater
Sendai
sensei
siblings
squad leader
Sugamo Prison
surrender
Tokyo
World War Two
Yokohama
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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007
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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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Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 3 of 4, June 25, 2007
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Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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2007OH0774_03_Wozumi
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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
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[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 2 of 4, June 25, 2007
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Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
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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.
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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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James Murata oral history interview, April 20, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/267-Murata-Jim-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 06
Location of Birth
San Jose, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jim
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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James Murata oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 20, 2002
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Murata, James: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
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2002OH0267_03_Murata
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In the relocation center, James Murata worked as an ambulance driver. For entertainment, there were plays and sports. The Assembly Center was a racetrack and some internees lived in horse stalls. James described how he made most of the situation. He had the mindset of Shikata ga nai.
After the Assembly Center, James went to Tulare, Arizona. The camp was unfinished, and there were tranches. Moreover, at the far end of the camp, barracks were uncompleted. James lived in a barrack and described the living conditions and food.
At Tulare, James worked in the hospital as an orderly. His tasks ranged from carrying the deceased to the morgue, helping the nurses with physical duties, and whatever else needs to be done. Later, the camp had a camouflage project and James worked on that. Reflecting on camp life, James said it was somewhat like a vacation. He could do anything, spent time with friends, and there were dances on the weekends.
James recalls volunteers leaving camp for the Army. He said it was sad to see the volunteers leave because they were leaving behind family and loved ones. When news about the 100th and 442nd accomplishments in Cassino was in the newspaper, James was in Des Moines, ID, and he felt proud of the Niseis. James worked at Broadlawns General Hospital in Des Moines. Later James received a draft notice.
He went to several weeks of basic training before going to Camp Blanding. During basic training, the most significant thing James learned was endurance from marching. After completing basic training, James went to Minnesota by train. When James arrived at language school, there were about 1,000 men. There were different classes and duties to keep him busy. Although James went to Japanese Language School when he was younger, he had to train himself now to read, write, and speak Japanese. There was a test every weekend.
100th
442nd
assembly center
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Cassino
dances
Draft
Executive Order 9066
family
friends
hospital
Japanese American
job
living conditions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
newspaper
race tracks
Shikata ga nai
siblings
Social activities
sports
train
Tulare
volunteer
weapons
weapons training
weather
World War Two
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, April 11, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 08
Location of Birth
Makaweli, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, part 4 of 4, April 11, 2007
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Ijima, Charles Toyoji: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
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2007OH0759_04_Ijima
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Charley discusses the opportunity to visits, Jerome and Rohwer. When traveling to New York after the war, he meets a mutual friend of Eva's who he corresponds with during wartime. During wartime, he describes how the soldiers' shower on the battlefield.
Back on the mainland, Charley shares two incidents that cause trouble at camp. Post-war, he enrolls at the University of Honolulu and meets his wife. He is the first in his family to graduate from college.
Charley and his wife have three sons together. However, one son passes away from a car accident at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Before going overseas, Charley is threatened by a plantation field supervisor. Charley has a desire to confront the man after returning home from the war. He shares how he handles the matter.
232nd
232nd Combat Engineer Company
442nd
Camp Beale
children
concentration camp
correspondence
Executive Order 9066
family
GI Bill
Gila River
Hawaii
high school
high school diploma
Higher education
Honolulu
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Jerome
Jerome Concentration Camp
Kauai
marriage
Nisei
Nisei veterans
plantation
postwar
prejudice
reconnaissance
relocation camps
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Sansei
travel
wedding
World War Two
Yonsei
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, April 11, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 08
Location of Birth
Makaweli, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, part 3 of 4, April 11, 2007
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Ijima, Charles Toyoji: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
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2007OH0759_03_Ijima
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Charley learns about the different mines at Camp Shelby. He contributes the veteran outfits for helping his company with learning about other German mines. There are different German-made mines such as the bouncing betty, schu-mines, and teller mines.
Charley discusses the different ways German places and makes their mines. He explains when they go out to combat areas to clear the mines it depends on the purpose.
When the war ends, he is assigned to Ghedi Airport in Po valley, Italy. Depending on how many points you have, you can travel. However, Charley did not have that my points. He recalls waiting a long time until he can be shipped back home.
After leaving Italy, Charley goes to the mainland to Camp Myles Standish in Boston and Camp Kilmer in New Jersey before going home to Kauai, Hawaii.
232nd Combat Engineer Company
442nd
bouncing Betty
Camp Kilmer
Champagne Campaign
discahrge
France
German POWs
German soldiers
Hawaiian identity
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American
Kauai
Killed in Action
Leghorn (Livorno)
Mainland
mines
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
platoon
Po Valley
point system
post war
ribbons
souvenirs
squad
travel
Venice
wounded in action
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, April 11, 2007
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[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 08
Location of Birth
Makaweli, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, part 2 of 4, April 11, 2007
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Ijima, Charles Toyoji: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
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2007OH0759_02_Ijima
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Charles “Charley” Touoji Ijima goes to Schofield Barracks before going to the mainlands. He receives his basic training at Camp Shelby. He learns how to build different types of bridges and lay mines. At Camp Shelby, Charley describes his first time witnessing discrimination and the 92nd division.
The 232nd demographic is composed of Nisei from the Hawaii National Guard roster, transfer soldiers from the mainland, and 442nd. Charley shares stories from the Gothic Line and the rescue of the Lost Battalion in France.
Although Charley is in the 232nd Engineering Company, he says it is rare for an engineer to encounter combat. He recalls two separate incidents when he faces German soldiers in Italy doing reconnaissance work.
232nd Combat Engineer Company
442nd
92nd division
barrage
basic training
black outs
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Shelby
colored
discrimination in the military
enemy fire
foxhole
German soldiers
Gothic Line
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
Lost Battalion
Mainland Nisei
Mainland soldiers
Marseille
million-dollar-wound
mine sweeping
minefields
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Po Valley
prejudice
Racism
reconnaissance
segregated unit
segregation
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, April 11, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 08
Location of Birth
Makaweli, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, part 1 of 4, April 11, 2007
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Ijima, Charles Toyoji: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
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2007OH0759_01_Ijima
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Charles "Charley" Toyoji Ijima is born on January 8, 1925, in Makaweli, Kauai, Hawaii. His family lives on a sugar cane plantation. His parents are from Niigata Prefecture of Japan. Charley's father, Shozo Ijima, comes to Hawaii by himself first. Later Charley's mother, Haru Asato, immigrates to the United States when she is seventeen years old as a picture bride.
Charley has seven siblings. He describes life going up on a plantation. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, he discusses the restrictions and rations that occur. After high school, Charley volunteers for the 442nd and enlisted at Schofield Barracks. His three other brothers also join the service later.
442nd
52-20 club
alcohol
barbed wire
baseball
basketball
black out
childhood
childhood activities
discharge
employment
European Theater
family
Hawaii
high school
high school diploma
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Kauai
movie
Nisei
outhouse
Pearl Harbor
picture bride
plantation
prejudice
primary school
radio
rations
restrictions
siblings
sports
sugar cane plantation
voluntary enlistment
World War Two
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/263-Shimada-Frank-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Apr 21
Location of Birth
Vacaville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Popsy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, part 5 of 5, March 23, 2002
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Shimada, Sumio Frank: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
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2002OH0263_05_Shimada
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Sumio Frank Shimada was in the Regimental Reserves and carried the BAR. He recalls moving up to the combat zone, and on the side of the road, he saw blanket-covered bodies. Frank could not help but wonder who they were and who they left behind. Those soldiers cannot share their stories. By sharing his wartime story, he's telling a part of their stories for the next generation. Some Nisei veterans cannot talk about their stories because many soldiers had dramatic experiences.
Frank discusses high respect for the 442nd and the 100th accomplishments during the war. All Niseis have the yamato-damashii instilled in them growing up. He gave an example of Barney Hajiro from I Company who received the Army Commendation Medal (ACM). Franks recalls Barney's accomplishments in the war. At the moment, you don't think you just react. Sometimes the reaction is a good choice, and sometimes not.
When Frank was wounded overseas, his parents received a letter regarding his condition. After the war, Frank returned home and saw his father cry for the first time.
Post-war, Frank attends 442nd and I Company reunions. He was also active in organizations. He was a charter member of the VFW post in San Jose and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Frank also speaks at public events at the Buddhist Church and the Boy Scouts Group about his wartime experiences.
After September 11, Frank was concerned Muslims and hoped they do not go through what the Japanese Americans experienced. Frank encourages future generations to be friends with everyone. Frank reflects on an incident pre-war and prejudice. His past experiences guided him on how to treat others.
100th
442nd
69th Division
Army commendation
Arno
artillery fire
awards and medals
battle
Boy Scouts
Brown Automatic Rifle (BAR)
combat
concerts
discrimination
European Theater
Executive Order 9066
friendship
German soldier
grenade
I Company
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese values
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Muslims
Nisei legacy
Nisei veteran organizations
Nisei veteran story
Nisei veterans
photographs
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
post war
prejudices
Purple Heart
reserve troops
reunions
Sansei
September 11th
stripes
surrender
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
Yonsei
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/263-Shimada-Frank-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Apr 21
Location of Birth
Vacaville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Popsy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, part 4 of 5, March 23, 2002
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Shimada, Sumio Frank: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2002OH0263_04_Shimada
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Sumio Frank Shimada recalls being under artillery fire from the German soldiers in Italy several times. Frank said the German 88 was a scary weapon. Besides the German 88, the Germans also used bouncing betty and minefields as their defensive assets. Experiencing close encounters with death, Frank discusses fate and when your number is up in war.
While on patrol, Frank was wounded by a grenade and recuperated in Rome. After four months, Frank was discharged from the hospital and reclassified into limited service. Frank's new assignment was assisting the Supply Sergeant in Marseilles, France.
On January 15, 1946, Frank was discharged and arrived in New York. He describes his feelings of seeing the Statue of Liberty and understanding what she represents.
100th
442nd
88s
artillery
artillery fire
assignments
casualties
discharged
European Theater
France
German guns
German soldiers
Germany
grenade
homecoming
hospitals
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
litter-bearer
medic
mine
mine training
minefields
New York City
Nisei soldiers
photographs
Pisa
post war
Rome
San Jose
shrapnel
souvenirs
Statue of Liberty
Supply Sergeant
weapons
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/263-Shimada-Frank-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Apr 21
Location of Birth
Vacaville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Popsy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, part 3 of 5, March 23, 2002
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Shimada, Sumio Frank: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
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2002OH0263_03_Shimada
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Sumio Frank Shimada shares his experience with the Hawaiian soldiers at Camp Shelby. Frank had a good experience with them and learned how to speak pidgin.
At Camp Shelby, the summer was hot, and the winter was cold. The winter was chiller, especially for the Hawaiian soldiers. Frank recalls the Hawaiian boys would sit by the fire all night. In training, Frank learned about the 100th and their accomplishments. The 100th trained at Camp Shelby before going overseas fall of 1943.
After Frank's group completed basic training, they joined the earlier group to form a company at Camp Shelby. Serving in the Army, Frank wanted to show the Government he was a good American. He felt that was the same sentiment with the other Japanese Americans serving in the army.
When Frank prepared to go overseas, he departed from Newport News, VA. The trip took a month, avoiding the German submarines. Frank arrived in Sicily, Italy, first. Overseas, Frank was in the 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad. He recalls his first battle and seeing his first casualty. Frank describes his third day in combat with the German soldiers.
Frank's major battles were Rome-Arno and Rhineland. During the Hill 140 battle, Frank was in the 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad, the Platoon Reserve hauling ammunition during the battle on Hill 140. There were many casualties from hill 140. After Hill 140, there were no more battles until Luciana.
100th
3rd platoon
442nd
69th Division
ammunition
Arno River
artillery barrage
artillery fire
basic training
battle
buddha heads
Camp Shelby
casualties
combat
communication
defense
discharge
European Theater
frontline
German soldiers
Hawaiian soldiers
heroes
Hill 140
hospital
I Company
Italy
K Company
Katonk
Killed in Action (KIA)
litter-bearer
Luciano
Mainland soldiers
medic
overseas
pidgin
radio
reserve
Rome
shell shock
squad
submarine
voyage
weather
wounded in action (WIA)
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/263-Shimada-Frank-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Apr 21
Location of Birth
Vacaville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Popsy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, part 2 of 5, March 23, 2002
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Shimada, Sumio Frank: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0263_02_Shimada
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After Executive Order 9066, Sumio Frank Shimada was forcibly removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center. Frank describes the living conditions and life at the Assembly Center. He found a job in camp making camouflage nets.
In September 1942, Frank was 24 years old when he arrived in Heart Mountain. In June 1943, he was waiting to join the Army, but he never received the news. Frank was classified as 4C - enemy alien. Therefore, he went to work at a peach orchard in Utah. The family dynamics changed in camp. There was no more family mealtime, and you ate by yourself or with friends.
Another division created in camp was the loyalty questionnaire. The questionnaire created a discussion among the Japanese American men to volunteer or not volunteer for service. Frank and his younger brother decided to volunteer.
On July 26, he was inducted into the Army. Frank attends a Recruit School for basic training at Camp Shelby. In his free time, he would go to Hattiesburg and visit friends. He recalls the discrimination and segregation of African Americans. Frank shared a story about a bus ride to Rohwer and the treatment of African Americans.
442nd
4C classification
Army
barbed wire
Barracks
basic training
Block
Camp Shelby
dances
discrimination
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
family meals
Farming
friends
guard tower
Hattiesburg
Heart Mountain
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Jerome
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
meals
mess hall
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Santa Anita Racetrack
segregation
siblings
Social activities
Utah
volunteer
weather
World War Two
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Don Miyada oral history interview, November 22, 2014
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 21
Location of Birth
Oceanside, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Don Miyada oral history interview, part 4 of 4, November 22, 2014
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Miyada, Don: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2014OH1074_04_Miyada
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Don discusses his last duties towards the end of the war are marching and holding positions. Don mentions the dangers of minefields and German Schu-mines. Two weeks after the Gothic Line breaks, he recalls encountering friendly fire and witnessing another soldier killed in action.
When the war ends, in May 1946, Don stays in Europe to assist with marshaling the German troopers to surrendering and inventorying their weapons. Don has the opportunity to take leave to Rome and Switerzland. He also attends the US Arm Force Institute in Florence, Italy.
Don returns to the United States from Livorno, Italy, on the Wilson Victory and is discharged at Camp Beale. Don receives recognition by President Truman and receives ribbons and awards for his service. Post-war, Don furthers his education, gets married, and has a family. Don discusses the Nisei legacy and personal photographs.
100th
442nd
522nd Field
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Apennine Mountains
Bronze Star
Camp Beale
campaigns
children
cigarettes
Congressional Medal of Honor
correspondence
discharge
education
employment
family
foxholes
friendly fire
German guns
German POWs
GI Bill
Gila River
Gothic Line
homecoming
Issei parents
Japanese American
Killed in Action
Livorno-Leghorn
marching
marriage
medals & awards
minefields
Nisei legacy
Nisei veteran story
photographs
platoon
platoon leader
platoon sergeant
Po Valley
post war
Poston
President Truman
South France
surrender
trade
troops
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Don Miyada oral history interview, November 22, 2014
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 21
Location of Birth
Oceanside, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Don Miyada oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 22, 2014
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Miyada, Don: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2014OH1074_03_Miyada
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After completing basic training at Camp Blanding and Camp Shelby, Don goes overseas on the Queen Mary. Don describes traveling in France to join the 100th and 442nd at the holding line.
Don is in holding a position in France for four months. This period is called the "Champagne Campaign." Don explains how the name originates. After the hold, Don goes to Italy to the front lines for the Gothic Line.
In Po Valley, Don recalls squad members that are wounded in action and killed in action and his assignment.
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100th Infantry Battalion
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat
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Camp Blanding
Camp Shelby
Cannes
Champagne Campaign
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Company A
Daniel Inouye
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German lines
Gothic Line
Hawaiian identity
Italy
Japanese American
killed in aciton
Le Havre
Livorno
Livorno-Leghorn
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minefields
Nisei soldiers
Pigeon
platoon
Po Valley
Queen Mary
squad
squad leader
trench foot
wounded
wounded in action (WIA)
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Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/249-Sameshima-Hitoshi-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 13
Location of Birth
Pasadena, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Sto
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 3 of 8, February 24, 2002
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Sameshima, Hitoshi: narrator
Sato, Christine: interviewer
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2002OH0249_03_Sameshima
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Hitoshi G. Sameshima recalls going to Gila in the first part of September. He says the first place you go when you enter camp is the employment office. Hitoshi recalls his interview with Kimiko Murakami. Hitoshi is assigned to be an interviewer since he is bilingual. Later he does census work and then works in the procurement office. Hitoshi explains what the loyalty questionnaire is. He says the questionnaire creates friction within the camp.
Hitoshi's parents have always stressed the importance of higher education. In camp, he receives his acceptance letter from the University of Denver (DU). Hitoshi receives his Bachelors of Science and Commerce after a year and a few months. Besides going to school, he works part-time jobs to support himself.
Hitoshi receives his draft notice and goes to Fort Hood, TX. His assignment is Anti-tank Company along with six other Nisei. Later, Hitoshi foes to Fort Snelling. He describes the living condition and basic training.
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Anti-Tank Company
Arizona
basic training
Denver
discrimination
Draft
evacuate
Executive Order 9066
Fort Hood
Fort Snelling
Gila River
Higher education
Issei
Japanese American
job
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Nisei
squad leader
squad members
Tulare
World War Two
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/247-Kurushima-Eddy-8.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Brawley, California
Incarceration Facilities
Fresno Temporary Detention Facility
Jerome Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, part 8 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
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2002OH0247_08_Kurushima
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Masato Eddy Kurushima discusses the contributions of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during the Occupation of Japan. Unlike the 442nd, 100th, and 552nd, the MIS wartime efforts are not well known because they were a top-secret unit. Eddy recalls an exhibition showcasing the contributions of the MIS. Afterward, the camaraderie of the 442nd and the MIS became unified.
Post-war, Eddy furthers his education and attends college to study art. Then he goes to a specialized school focusing on art. After he graduates from school, Eddy becomes a professional artist.
Eddy shares how he meets his wife, Mary Meri Kurushima, in Los Angeles, CA. They have been married for 52 years and have three children - Brian, Jeffrey (Carol), and Denise (Mike). They also have three grandchildren - Kyle, Dean, and Kacy.
For the future generations, Eddy does not want them to forget what has happened to the Japanese Americans during World War Two. He hopes what happened to the Nisei to happen to anyone else.
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442nd
552nd
artist
children
college
dating
education
future generations
grandchildren
marriage
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei legacy
photos
post war
wife
World War Two
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/247-Kurushima-Eddy-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Brawley, California
Incarceration Facilities
Fresno Temporary Detention Facility
Jerome Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Title
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, part 6 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
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2002OH0247_06_Kurushima
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At Camp Savage, Masato Eddy Kurushima learns Japanese to be am interpreter. He recalls studying late at night to learn the vocabulary and kanji characters.
Eddy also goes to basic training for eight weeks. His learns infantry training and weapons training. The reality of war sets in when Eddy is under fire at training.
While in training, Eddy had opportunities to go on leave and visit his parents at Rohwer, AR. Eddy discusses the irony of being Japanese Americans in camp and being considered white on the East Coast.
After graduating from training, Eddy goes overseas to the Pacific and arrives in Manila. Eddy's first assignment was at Luzon POW Camp. Later Eddy was assigned to help a First Lieutenant to question POWs. Eddy describes the difference of being an interpreter in the Pacific versus being an interpreter for his father growing up.
Post-war, the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) does not have an organization for Eddy to join. Therefore, he joined the 442nd Nisei Veterans Organization. Even after the war, he finds himself still translating and interpreting for others.
442 Veteran's Club
442nd
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
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camp
Camp Savage
children
Hiroshima-ben dialect
I Company
infantry training
interrogator
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language
Luzon
Manila
marching
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas trip
Pacific Theater
Philippines
Prisoners of War (POWs)
reunions
Rohwer Concentration Camp
segregation
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veteran organizations
weapons training
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/247-Kurushima-Eddy-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Brawley, California
Incarceration Facilities
Fresno Temporary Detention Facility
Jerome Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, part 5 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
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2002OH0247_05_Kurushima
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In the six months at Fresno, the Kurushima family learns how to make the most of the situation in Jerome. Masato Eddy Kurushima says the barracks at Jerome are similar to Fresno Fair Grounds Relocation Center. He describes the living conditions and the effects on the nuclear family relationship. Eddy mentions his mother's philosophy of keeping the family together. Having the family together during camp is the most important to their family.
After the loyalty questionnaire, Eddy left Jerome in 1943 and went to work in Davenport, IA, for six months. Before going into service, Eddy visited his parents in Rohwer, AK. His parents were transferred to Rohwer because Jerome closed in April 1944.
Later, Eddy learned about the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and volunteers for the MIS. Eddy goes Camping Savage and then to Fort McClellan for basic training. Eddy does his basic training with the Hawaiian soldiers and goes to Camp Snelling.
Eddy goes overseas to the Pacific Theater. In the Philippines, there are 20 linguists on a team. Eddy says the Kibei are helpful with reading and writing. The Kibei are similar to the natives of Japan.
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442nd
Barracks
basic training
Camp Savage
casualties
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Fort McClellan
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei parents
Jerome
kibei
linguist
living conditions
loyalty questions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Pacific Theater
physics
President Roosevelt
questionnaire
Rohwer Concentration Camp
volunteer
World War Two
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Ken Miya oral history interview, February 23, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/246-Miya-Ken-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 06
Location of Birth
Ogden, Utah
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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
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0:01-0:12 loud tone
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Yes
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Ken Miya oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 23, 2002
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Miya, Ken: narrator
Hashimoto, Leiton: interviewer
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2002OH0246_04_Miya
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Miya discuses after the war staying with a provisional company until he gets assign to another company. Among his peers he is treated well by the original soldiers and did not feel any discrimination. Miya recalls his being a parameter guard at Lake Como and Prisoners of War duty and guard duty at Leghorn.
On the weekend, Miya would receive a pass to travel. He would visit Rome and Venice. For Switzerland, he receives a Visa to go sight seeing. Miya recalls Italy's devastation from the war and that there is nothing to see. Besides traveling, Miya has other recreational activities such as tennis, bowling, and photography. On one of his trips, he visits the Vatican to take scenic pictures and he is blessed by the Pope.
After a year in Leghorn, Miya returns back to the United States on a victory ship. Unfortunately, the ship runs into some mechanical issues overseas. The propeller of the ship is damage from a storm and is force to land on Azores Island to get repairs done. However, the troops wait for a week for another vessel to transport them back to the United States. Miya lands in New York and goes to Camp Kilmer in New Jersey for discharge. He is happy to be home.
Miya discusses other relatives in service and his brother going to Germany after the war. His brother volunteers for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), but fails the exam. Instead his brother is assign to be the cook for MIS.
Subject
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World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--Veteran history
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:28:25
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eng
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2002 February 23
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Torrance, California
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Azores
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family
homecoming
Italy
Leghorn
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
overseas
prisoners of war
Rome
siblings
Venice
war
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, October 4, 2011
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 27
Location of Birth
Lodi, California
Incarceration Facilities
Stockton Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Fort Meade, Maryland
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, part 3 of 3, October 4, 2011
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Yamashita, Masato: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2011OH1049_03_Yamashita
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Masato Yamashita's interview is with Lloyd Fujitani.
When the news of the war is over, Masato Yamashita hears that they might go to the Pacific, and soldiers from I Company sign up for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS).
At the end of the war, Masato's duty is guarding German Prisoners and attends school. Lloyd Fujitani also has guard duty at the end of the war. He watches over the surplus supply and Army equipment. Lloyd recalls the Army recruiting him for the 88th Division. However, he wants to return home.
In December, Masato is discharged and returns to Lodi, CA. He lives with his mother since the passing of his father. Masato works on the ranch for a few years before going to National Trade School to learn mechanics. Later he works at Pine Street Garage in Lodi for ten years. Masato saves enough money and buys the building next door to the auto shop. He owns a supply store called Pine Auto Supply for several years before selling the business.
In September 1946, Lloyd is discharge. Lloyd works on the ten-acre vineyard producing wine for winemakers.
Masato and Lloyd discuss the Nisei legacy. Masato says Japanese Americans and other Asians have more equality now than before thanks to the 442nd contributions.
442nd
American citizenship
artillery fire
business
Camp Blanding
civilians
combat
discharge
employment
Farming
friendship
furlough
German soldiers
guard duty
homecoming
I Company
Japanese American
Jerome
last push
Mainland
marriage
mechanic
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
mortar barrage
mortar shells
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
platoon
post war
prison camps
prisoner of war
trade school
travel
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, October 4, 2011
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 27
Location of Birth
Lodi, California
Incarceration Facilities
Stockton Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Fort Meade, Maryland
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 4, 2011
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Yamashita, Masato: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1049_01_Yamashita
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Masato Yamashita's interview is with Lloyd Fujitani.
Masato Mauch Yamashita is born on December 27, 1924, in Lodi, CA. Lloyd Katsuto Fujitani is born January 1, 1917, in Lodi, CA. Both Masato and Lloyd are with 442nd Company I. Masato, and Lloyd's parents are from Japan.
Masato and Lloyd's parents are hard-working and care for the family. They both grow up in farming communities. Masato lives in Lodi, CA and Lloyd lives in Acampo, CA. They live 20 minutes away from each other.
Although Masato is an only child, his cousins live nearby, and he has neighborhood friends to play with him. Lloyd is the oldest child in his family, and he has one brother and a sister. Growing up, Masato and Lloyd do not experience discrimination. However, when the war starts, Masato experiences racism.
At home, Masato speaks Japanese, and his parents instilled in him to be hard-working and honest. Lloyd's parents teach him to be hard-working, honest, and Christianity. Masato and Lloyd recall their school years. They both love sports. Masato plays baseball, and Lloyd plays football.
On New Year, Masato and Lloyd's family go to each other's homes to eat. Masato and Lloyd say their mother cooks very well. On occasions, Masato goes to watch movies. He recalls some of his favorite cowboy actors.
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baseball
Buddhism
Butsudan
Child rearing
childhood activities
childhood home
chores
Christianity
church
cowboy
discrimination
family
family car
family meals
farm
farm labor
Farming
friends
Great Depression
high school
I Company
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
living conditions
Lodi
meals
movies
New Year
Nisei
primary school
religion
siblings
Social activities
sports
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, April 27, 2011
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 28
Location of Birth
Carmel Valley, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Meade, Maryland
Camp Holabird, Maryland
Unit of Service
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Civil Intelligence Section, 441st Counter Intelligence Corps
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 3, April 27, 2011
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Miyamoto, Maya: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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2011OH1043_01_Miyamoto
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Maya Miyamoto was born on January 28, 1922, in Carmel Valley, CA. His father and mother were from Kumamoto, Japan. Maya's father taught him respect, how to get along with others, honesty, and do not shame the family. Maya said his parents wished him to be successful and continue farming.
As a child, he worked on the farm, and gradually he did more farm labor. The homelife of the Miyamoto family was more westernized and the primary language was English. Maya gave examples of not using chopsticks or taking off their shoes in the house.
On December 7, 1941, Maya heard the news of Pearl Harbor on the radio at home. Two of his brothers were already in the Army service. As a child, Maya did not think much about the effects of war and carried on like usual. The aftermath of Pearl Harbor became more significant when the FBI came to their home and evacuation to Poston, Arizona.
In 1944 Maya went to Phoenix, AZ, for his induction. After completing basic training, Maya was sent to Mobile Intelligence at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to teach all kinds of weapons from Germany and Japan. Later, Maya was assigned to the Counter Intelligence Group and went to CIC Headquarters at Camp Holabird, Maryland, for training.
In November or December of 1945, Maya landed in Atsugi Field. This was his first time traveling to Japan and leaving California. Maya recalls that the culture and customs were different from the United States. After Atsugi, Maya went to Tokyo. He describes the devastation he saw in the towns and cities. Maya visited the CIC detachment in Chiba where he saw his friend. His friend who worked in Graves Registration was looking for bodies of fliers in Chiba, wondering if they were killed or beheaded.
100th
442nd
4C classification
alien land laws
assembly center
atomic bombing
Atsugi Airbase
basic training
Camp Holabird
Camp Ritchie
casualties
CIC
Community leaders
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
December 7th
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
farming community
FBI
Fort Meade
Hawaiian soldiers
home life
interrogator
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese nationals
Japanese values
kibei
living conditions
Loyalty Questionnaire
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
officer
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
picture bride
post war
Poston
propaganda
radio
sharecropping
siblings
teachers
train stations
translater
war crimes
weapons training
World War Two
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Paul Ichiuji oral history interview, April 26, 2011
Oral History
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Location of Birth
Pacific Grove, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Maxey, Texas
Camp Roberts, California
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Camp Holabird, Maryland
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Ichiuji oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 26, 2011
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Ichiuji, Paul: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1042_01_Ichiuji
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An account of the resource
Terumoto "Paul" Ichiuji was born in Pacific Grove. He was very active in high school with sports and the student body and had many friends.
Before December 7, 1941, Paul's brother, Joe, and cousin were drafted into service. Paul recalls hearing about the Pearl Harbor attack on the way to see his cousin leave for the Philippines. Paul was a senior in high school when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066.
March of 1942, the Ichiuji family evacuated, and Paul left school and his friends behind. Paul and his family went to Poston, AZ. Joe was discharged by the Government and he joined his family in Poston. Later, Joe volunteered for the 442nd.
Paul left Boston to go to school and was drafted when he was reclassified to 1A. Before going overseas, he was recruited into the Military Intelligence Service School. However, Paul was not fluent in Japanese. Later, he was recruited to the CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps).
After completing his training at Camp Holabird, Paul went overseas to the occupation of Japan. He spent his time in Mie-ken, Japan, gathering information. Paul made relationships with Japanese Government Officials, Informants, and Japanese nationals.
Before returning home to the United States, Paul recalls the CIC was interrogated by an investigative team. There was a complaint about the Black Market. Paul discusses the Blacket Market and its connection with getting intel.
442nd
4C classification
assignment
Black Market
Camp Holabird
Camp Maxey
Camp Roberts
CIC
Communism
correspond
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
discharge
discrimination
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
friends
headquarters
high school
Higher education
hospitality
informants
information
interrogation
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese government
Japanese nationals
jeep
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
occupation
overseas
pearls
Poston
prejudice
President Roosevelt
secret files
siblings
UC Berkeley
uniform
volunteer
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Nobuo Yamashita oral history interview, October 6, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/205-Yamashita-Nob-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Sep 28
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Manzanar Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Nob
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
New Guinea Campaign
Luzon Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Korea
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Nobuo Yamashita oral history interview, part 3 of 3, October 6, 2001
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Yamashita, Nobuo: narrator
Tanaka, Diane: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0205_03_Yamashita
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Nobuo "Nob" Yamashita volunteers for the Army for two reasons. One is to prove his loyalty as an American citizen and to leave Manzanar. He says he did not have feelings of fear during the war. His feelings are motivated by patriotism.
For his service in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Korea, Nob receives the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, and some awards from the Philippine Government for his service. The Combat Infantryman Badge is awarded to Nob and nine other Military Intelligence Servicemen (MIS) with the help of Ensign Sherman. Ensign advocated for the 10 MIS to receive the award even though they are not infantrymen.
Nob shares his wartime experiences with his son, Wayne. Wayne works for Treasury Customs Fraud Division and finds a correlation between his job and Nob's experiences with the MIS. Nob decides to share his wartime experience with an oral history because he feels the 100th and 442nd have a lot of publicity for their contributions during World War Two. Therefore, Nob wants to share his war experience. Moreover, Nob discusses discrimination against African Americans and segregation.
Nob says life is what you make of it. Live life to the fullest The best period of Nob's life is when he works as a gardener working six days a week. Moreover, after work, he visits his mother.
At the end of the interview, Nob narrates his photographs from his Army service.
100th
442nd
6th d
African American soldiers
awards and medals
Bronze Star
children
combat infantryman badge
discrimination
family
gardening
Hanashi
Japanese American soldiers
loyalty
Manzanar
marriage
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
oral history
patriotism
photographs
post war
Presidential Unit Citation
Sansei
segregation
veteran organizations
Veterans Affairs
volunteering
wartime
Yonsei
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, September 28, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/611-Maeda-Thomas-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Dec 13
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Vosges
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 28, 2005
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Maeda, Thomas: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0611_04_Maeda
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Maeda discussing the battle of Bruyeres, duty in 2nd platoon for Lost Battalion, taking care of the Prisoners of War and plans after retiring from service.
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Battle of Bruyeres
German POWs
German soliders
Italy
last push
Lost Battalion
Nisei veterans
Prisoners of War (POW)
reunion
riflemen
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, September 28, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/611-Maeda-Thomas-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Dec 13
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Vosges
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 28, 2005
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Maeda, Thomas: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0611_03_Maeda
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Maeda discussed basic training and corresponding to family back home in Paia. Maeda's first battle experience is at Belvedere and Hill 140. Maeda also describes his BAR rifle "Brownie" and events in Italy.
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Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
basic traing
Belvedere
correspondence
German guns
German soldiers
Hill 140
Italy
marching
riflemen
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, September 28, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/611-Maeda-Thomas-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Dec 13
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Vosges
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Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2005
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Maeda, Thomas: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0611_02_Maeda
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An account of the resource
Maeda discussed Japan attacking Pearl Harbor and volunteering for military service. Maeda received basic training at Camp Shelby and went overseas the first time. He experienced culture shock when he went to the Mainland. Maeda was in E Company and BAR Rifleman .
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Camp Shelby
company
culture shock
enemy alien
Pearl Harbor
platoon
riflemen
-
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Takashi Frank Sugihara oral history interview, May 14, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/565-Sugihara-Frank-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jan 15
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Pomona Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Frank
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Vosges
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
The Gothic Line
Southern France Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Takashi Frank Sugihara oral history interview, part 4 of 5, May 14, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sugihara, Takashi: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0565_04_Sugihara
Description
An account of the resource
Sugihara discusses most memorable moments during the war, Prisoners of War, and the war ending in the European Theater. Before going home to the United States, Sugihara receives an opportunity to attend the University of Florence. He recalls an ironic post-war story and talks about his brother Paul.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:51
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 May 14
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
European Theater
foxhole
Higher education
Nisei soldier
prisoners of war
shrapnel
war
-
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James Kobayashi oral history interview, November 21, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Nov 25
Location of Birth
San Bernardino, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Southern France Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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James Kobayashi oral history interview, part 4 of 4, November 21, 2004
Creator
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Kobayashi, James: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0519_04_Kobayashi
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An account of the resource
Post-war, James returns to the United States and goes to trade school on a G.I. Bill. James learns to bake and becomes a baker for five years. Eventually, he changes professions and goes into produce because the job is stable with union pay.
James meets his wife, Mae, through a friend and gets married. They have four children and six grandchildren.
James discusses his service in the Army. He says it is an experience. He is proud to be part of the 442nd.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
442nd
Army
children
employment
family
friend
friendship
grandchildren
marriage
Nisei
Nisei veterans
post war
Sansei
service
trade school
Yonsei
-
Dublin Core
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James Kobayashi oral history interview, November 21, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Nov 25
Location of Birth
San Bernardino, California
Incarceration Facilities
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Southern France Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Dublin Core
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Title
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James Kobayashi oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 21, 2004
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kobayashi, James: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2004OH0519_03_Kobayashi
Description
An account of the resource
James Jin Kobayashi goes overseas and meets with the 442nd in Southern France. He is part of F Company. He recalls going up the Northern Apennine Mountains and being at the frontlines.
James is at the frontline for two weeks before the surrendering of German soldiers. He describes the living conditions in the field and what he eats. When the war ends, James is on guard duty before he is ship out to Japan. However, James never goes to Japan because his father is ill.
James returns to the United States in Florida on a dependency discharge. After being discharged, he is sent to Poston before the camp closes in a month.
James and his family moved to Riverside before settling down in Los Angeles.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
442nd
442nd Regimental Combat
Apennine Mountains
artillery fire
basic training
combat
discharge
discharged
F Company
Florida
foxhole
France
frontline
German soldiers
guard duty
Italy
Japan
Japanese American soldier
Killed in Action
Killed in Action (KIA)
marching
Nisei
Nisei soldier
Poston
postwar
Prisoners of War (POW)
rations
rifleman
surrender
wounded in action
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