Title
Seichi Hoashi oral history interview, part 3 of 5, March 17, 2005
Description
Hoashi discusses his reasons for joining the Army, and the process of induction, getting assigned to a company and getting shipped over to Mississippi. While at Camp Shelby, he would experience segregation in the South while doing his basic training. He would also get to go on furlough and see New York City. After this, he would be shipped overseas, first to North Africa, going from Casablanca to Oran and then making their way up to Naples. They would join the 442nd Regiment following the Cassino battle and head to Anzio for Hoashi's first taste of combat.