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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, July 24, 2004
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, part 3 of 5, July 24, 2004
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Miyamura, Hiroshi "Hershey"; narrator
Yamazaki, Christine; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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eng
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2004-07-24
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0471_03_Miyamura
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura describes his state of mind and feelings coming back from the war.
Post-war, Hershey went to school on the East Coast for engineering. At Christmas break, Hershey returned home and worked for his cousin for a few months. Hershey started dating Terry, and they got married.
When Gallup fell into a depression, Hershey's paychecks got smaller. In June 1949, he decided to reenlist for three years. The following year the Korean War happened, and Hershey went to duty in August 1950.
Hershey went through a nine-week refresher training session at Fort Hood, Texas. Then he went overseas and arrived at Camp Drake in Tokyo, Japan. Hershey was taken by train to the southern island of Kyushu. He joined Company H, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 3rd Division.
When they landed in Korea, there was snow on the ground and light artillery fire from the North Koreans. The countryside was not modernized, unlike Seoul. Hershey recalls his first engagement with the locals and their living conditions.
The locals were starving, and the American soldiers did not get the best food either. The terrain prevented the American soldiers from getting their supplies. Hershey lived off C rations for three to four months.
In the Korean War, Hershey was promoted several times from Squad Leader to Corporal and then Sergeant. He had 12 men and four riflemen under him. Hershey recalls losing men because they wanted to go home or were transferred to other units.
artillery fire
Camp Shelby
Camp Stoneman
Chinese soldiers
Communism
corporal
food
Fort Hood
H Company
Higher education
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
Lieutenant
marching
mountain
Nisei soldiers
North Korea
overseas
promotion
rank
rations
riflemen
sergeant
South Korea
squad
Tokyo
training
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, July 24, 2004
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, July 24, 2004
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Miyamura, Hiroshi "Hershey"; narrator
Yamazaki, Christine; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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eng
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2004-07-24
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0471_02_Miyamura
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During wartime, Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura worked at the Ford Agency and was the youngest mechanic at 17 years old. He recalls December 7, 1941, and hearing the news when he went duck hunting. Hershey was shocked and felt uncertain about the future for Japanese Americans.
The community of Gallup after the Pearl Harbor attack did not blame the Japanese Americans for the bombing. Shortly after December 7, law enforcement came to Hershey's home and confiscated the radio and camera. Some of the men in Gallup tried to volunteer but were labeled 4C "enemy alien." They had to wait to receive a draft notice to serve in the Army.
In January 1944, Hershey was drafted into the Army. Hershey tried to volunteer a year earlier but was not accepted. After getting the draft notice, Hershey reported to Camp Blanding, Florida, and Camp Shelby, Mississippi, for training.
Hershey discusses the relationship between the Hawaiian soldiers and the Mainland soldiers. Hershey made friends easily and got along with the Hawaiian soldiers.
When the 442nd replacement was leaving for overseas, seven soldiers and Hershey stayed behind due to their age. Then Hershey was assigned to the 100th Battalion, D Company, the heavy weapons company. Hershey then took 13 weeks of heavy weapons basic training.
Later, Hershey was attached to the 171st Separate Battalion. After arriving in Naples, Italy, Hershey learned the war ended in Europe. Hershey was assigned to guard the POWs and military and medical supplies.
Hershey spent most of his time in Italy except when he went on furlough to Switzerland. When Hershey returned to the mainland, there were festivities welcoming home the soldiers. Hershey reported to Fort Meade for his discharge, but he reenlisted for the Army Reserve for three years.
100th Infantry Battalion
171st Infantry Battalion
4C classification
basic training
Camp Blanding
Camp Shelby
civilians
D Company
December 7th
draft notice
enemy alien
European Theater
FBI
food shortages
furlough
guard duty
Hawaiian soldiers
heavy weapons company
homecoming
hospital
internment camp
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
Naples
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor
Presidential Unit Citation
Prisoners of War (POWs)
radio
reenlistment.
souvenirs
Switzerland
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 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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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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eng
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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_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.
442nd
552nd
92nd division
artillery barrage
artillery fire
awards and medals
casualties
European Theater
France
G Company
General Clark
German soldiers
Gothic Line
Hawaiian soldiers
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
litter-bearer
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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video/m4v
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eng
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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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battle
Berlin
Camp Shelby
casualties
Champagne Campaign
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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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video/m4v
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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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Bronze Star
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Germany
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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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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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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.
442nd
artillery fire
assembly center
barbed wires
basic training
battle
Camp Blanding
combat
defense
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuated
Executive Order 9066
F Company
family
Florida
German soldiers
Gothic Line
guard tower
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 4 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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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0042_04_Shiota
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An account of the resource
Henry Gary Shiota is 19 years old when he is inducted into the Army. Then Gary goes to Camp Maxey, TX, with 25 other Nisei. Gary learns the war is over during his third week at basic training. After eight weeks of basic training, Gary goes to Camp Rucker, AL, as an infantryman. Later, Gary is transferred to heavy weapons.
Gary completes basic training after 16 weeks and starts advance training. After a month of advanced training, Gary goes to Germany and Japan. In Germany, Gary handles all the shipments that arrive by train. He discusses his relationship with the civilians, Hawaiian soldiers, and dating. Later, Gary goes to Japan and works with the war crime trials.
Alabama
assignment
basic training
Camp Blanding
Camp Maxey
Camp Shelby
civilians
company
correspondence
dating
discrimination
discrimination in the military
friendships
furlough
Germany
Hawaiian soldiers
Heavy Weapons
hiking
induction
infantry
Japanese American soldiers
London
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Paris
pidgin
post war
troops
war crimes trials
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview (NVMC), April 29, 1995
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/NVMC-Matsumoto-Clarence-2.mp3
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 July 26
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Matt
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview, April 29, 1995, part 2 of 3
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Matsumoto, Clarence: narrator
Nisei Veteran Memorial Center: publisher
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Oral Histories
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audio/mp3
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1:0035
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eng
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1995 April 29
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Maui, Hawaii
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Nisei Veteran Memorial Center
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NVMC_02_Matsumoto
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An account of the resource
Matsumoto discusses more about Pearl Harbor and enlisting into the service. He details about the journey to the Mainland and Camp Shelby. Matsumoto also discusses about his experiences at Camp Shelby.
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World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--Italy
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
442nd Regimental Combat Team
basic training
Camp Shelby
Japanese American soldiers
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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Seiso Kamishita oral history interview, October 7, 2004
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Seiso Kamishita oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 7, 2004
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Kamishita, Seiso: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Oral Histories
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2004OH0440A_03_Kamishita
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An account of the resource
Seiso Kamishita describes the changes that occurred as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He talks about being transferred to Camp McCoy for basic training and becoming a rifleman. He describes the difficulty of his basic training, about shipping overseas, and about his last interaction with his parents before leaving.
Subject
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World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp McCoy
Identity and values--Issei
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video/mp4
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00:25:58
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eng
cpe
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2004-10-07
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Go For Broke National Education Center
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
basic training
Camp McCoy
discrimination
embarkation
Japanese American soldiers
Pearl Harbor
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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 3 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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2010OH0995_03_Koura
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An account of the resource
When Tony Koura goes back to Japan after the occupation, the locals have changed. The people have money, there is no food shortage, no one is starving, and every one is employed. There are thousands of linguists during the occupation. Tony says the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) put in a lot of contributions.
Tony recalls his friend, Stan Kizawa, who worked in the Civil Censorship who is instrumental in saving the Kabuki Theater. In the occupation, Tony's role is mainly intelligence collection. The reason linguists are spread out through the different prefectures, Japan, is to assist the Japanese Government and Police with keeping the Communists under control.
The Nisei Linguists have more of an advantage for the locals to trust them over a white people who can speak Japanese. The locals want to make friends right away. Moreover, sharing the same culture is helpful in the mission.
The Japanese locals are accustomed to democracy. Therefore, when General MacArthur preserves the Emperor System and democracy after the war, he is well received. Democracy is established in Japan after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 (approximately) until the Military System takes over in the 1930s.
After the occupation, Tony works in a few positions in the military. Before retiring, he is Chief Historian of the Pacific Command. At the end of the interview, Tony shows a photo of him and the Captain Scientist "Chief" he accompanies in Japan occupation.
assignments
culture
democracy
diversity
employment
equality
Fort Knox
General MacArthur
headquarters
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language
kibei
linguist
linguists
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
post war
religion
segregation
training
trains
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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
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0956_05_Watanabe
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An account of the resource
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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Oral Histories
Format
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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 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
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
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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Jack Nagano oral history interview, January 29, 2009
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/970-Nagano-Jack-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Jun 28
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Cap
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Presidio of San Francisco, California
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
New Guinea Campaign
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
Physical Media Notes
The condition of the physical media
"32:11" offensive terms
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Jack Nagano oral history interview, part 2 of 5, January 29, 2009
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Nagano, Jack: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2009OH0970_02_Nagano
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An account of the resource
Nagano discusses his high school days, which included playing basketball and being able to take a trip down to Mexico to play against a team there. He would also take part in socials and be part of a club called the golden bears. He would attend Roosevelt High School and become close with friends from different backgrounds. After graduation, he would further his education at Los Angeles City College and work at his father's vegetable market. He discusses his knowledge of Japan and the wars overseas. Shortly after, he would be drafted into the Army and begin his basic training at Camp Roberts. He would be transferred to Presidio San Francisco where he would take Japanese language courses and be among a team of other Japanese Americans that were quarantined until further notice.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Industry and employment
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Language School--Presidio, San Francisco
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1:01:30
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009 January 29
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
36th Infantry Division
basic training
California
Camp Roberts
discrimination in the military
Drafted
Fort Custer
Fort Ord
Germany
household
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Kanji
KP duty
Los Angeles
Michigan
Military Police
Presidio
quarantine
San Francisco
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James Fujii oral history interview, September 10, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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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Title
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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
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0933_03_Fujii
Description
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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
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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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Title
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Edward Fujii and Aya Fujii oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 7, 2008
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Fujii, Edward: narrator
Fujii, Aya: 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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2008OH0924_03_Fujii
Description
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Edward Fujii's interview is with his wife, Aya Fujii.
Aya Fujii discusses December 7 and her brothers Ike and Art serving in the Army. Aya and her parents are very proud of Ike and Art.
Edward and Aya describe the values of the Nisei generation. The Nisei legacy gives a foundation for future generations to stand up and speak up for civil rights issues.
Oral histories are a platform to share the Nisei story and educate future generations. Edward narrates photos from his war experience.
Camp Fannin
Draft
Fort Snelling
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Minidoka
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
photographs
values
World War Two
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Frank Minoru Kawamoto oral history interview, June 3, 2008
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/860-Kawamoto-Frank-4.m4v
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Conscripted
Nickname
Frank
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Frank Minoru Kawamoto oral history interview, part 4 of 5, June 3, 2008
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Kawamoto, Frank Minoru: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0860_04_Kawamoto
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Kawamoto talks about reporting to divisional headquarters. He talks about the Japanese officers fear that the Allies would castrate them. He explains how he prepared to meet the American forces. He discusses translating the book, The Ideal Marriage. He describes his interaction with American forces. He talks abut the Japanese soldiers who went to America. He shares his knowledge of Nisei soldiers and American affairs. He describes the process of leaving Shanghai, China for Hakata, Japan. He talks about reuniting with his family. He talks about returning to Wakayama, Japan. He describes Wakayama, Japan. He shares his family's feelings about World War Two. Kawamoto explains why he moved to Tokyo. He describes teaching a Russian ambassador. He discusses living in a major's home. He discusses his failed attempts to study in the United States. He talks about a friends meeting with General Douglas MacArthur. He explains how he got his student visa. He describes his studies at the University of Cincinnati. He talks about the Peace Conference in San Francisco. He discusses a conversation with a Chinese General. He explains how his grandfather is connected to Amadeo Giannini.
Subject
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Japan--Post-World War II
Industry and employment
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:58:28
Language
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eng
Date
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2008 June 03
Spatial Coverage
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Tokyo. Japan
Amadeo Giannini
family
General Douglas MacArthur
Japanese American soldiers
Peace Conference
Shangahi
University of Cincinnati
Wakayama
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, December 8, 2007
Oral History
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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
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0844_01_Wakai
Description
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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Terry T. Shima oral history interview, April 15, 2008
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/850-Shima-Terry-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Jan 20
Location of Birth
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Terry T. Shima oral history interview, part 2 of 2, April 15, 2008
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Shima, Terry T.: narrator
Horsting, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0850_02_Shima
Description
An account of the resource
Shima continues his recollection of joining the 442nd Regiment in Europe after V-E day. He would become involved with the public relations team and be chosen for temporary duty. He would head to New York to hand out public relations papers to reporters and be a part of the media relations. He discusses the general welcoming of the soldiers that were returning from the war and President Truman commenting on the importance of the soldiers. Next, he talks about the legacy of the Nisei and how their accomplishments overseas helped to change the stigma of all Japanese Americans both in the military, and later in society as a whole. He speaks about the various actions taken by the government to correct their wrongs during this time and briefly speaks about the 92nd Division and the Lost Battalion statistics. After this, he talks about meeting his wife and moving to Washington DC, where he would work in international relations for the Department of State. Finally, he talks about helping out with the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) and their relationship with Go For Broke.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
Identity and values--Nisei
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
The size or duration of the resource.
0:59:22
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2008 April 15
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Washington, D.C.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
92nd division
casualties
citizenship
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Department of State
discharge
Executive Order 9066
family
foreign service
Gothic Line
international relations
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA)
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lake Garda
Lost Battalion
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
New York
newspapers
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
points system
President Truman
Prisoners of War (POWs)
public relations
reforms
replacements
temporary duty
Vietnam War
Vosges Mountains
Washington DC
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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/830-Fukuhara-Mas-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 30
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 Blanding, Florida
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, part 4 of 4, November 17, 2007
Creator
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Fukuhara, Francis Masateru: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2007OH0830_04_Fukuhara
Description
An account of the resource
Fukuhara would finish up his assignments in Japan, working in Kumamoto and befriending the Yakuza. However, before heading back home, he decided to go AWOL and see other parts of Japan while he was there. He would end up seeing his father and mother's families that were living in the Hikone area. He would also be able to see the devastation of Hiroshima while heading back to the mainland. He would be discharged at Fort Lewis in Washington and begin his career, first trying out fisheries. He would go back to college to complete his degree and ended up going back for his PhD. He would continue with fisheries before working at the University of Washington. After this, he would retire and spend time golfing and painting. Next, he talks about his family, including marriage, children and grandchildren. Finally, he gives a message for future generations.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japan--Post-World War II
Military service--Post-World War II Occupation of Japan
Education
Industry and employment
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:59:25
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007 November 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Bellevue, Washington
devastation
discharge
family
fisheries
Fort Lewis
Hiroshima
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
legacy
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Nisei soldiers
Occupied Japan
orphanage
painting
rebuild
serial number
University of Washington
Washington
Yakuza
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, October 15, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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
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 4 of 4, October 15, 2007
Creator
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Miyasaki, Minoru: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0817_04_Miyasaki
Description
An account of the resource
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.
442nd
92nd division
artillery shells
awards and medals
battle
bus
camera
combat
combat infantryman badge
correspondence
discharge
employment
European Theater
Fort Meade
fortifications
France
G Company
German soldiers
German tanks
Good Conduct Medal
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Italian soldiers
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
K rations
Killed in Action (KIA)
litter-bearer
mail service
Mainland soldiers
meals
medic
mortar shells
Mount Fogarito
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
officers
post war
Presidential Unit Citation
prisoner of war
Prisoners of War (POWs)
rank
reunions
rice
Senator Daniel Inouye
shell shock
shells
showers
souvenirs
Stars and Stripes newspaper
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Minoru Miyasaki oral history interview, October 15, 2007
Oral History
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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
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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0817_03_Miyasaki
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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.
442nd
4th platoon
92nd division
African American soldiers
ammunition
artillery barrage
artillery fire
basic training
battle
Camp Shelby
civilians
colonel
combat
European Theater
Fort Douglas
Fort Meade
France
furlough
G Company
General Clark
German soldiers
Hattiesburg
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei father
Issei parents
Italian soldiers
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
litter-bearer
living conditions
Livorno-Leghorn
mortar
mortar shells
mortar squad
Mount Fogarito
New York
Nisei soldiers
overseas
platoon
segregated unit
segregation
Social activities
Tule Lake
uniform
weapons
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Robert Sugimoto oral history interview, October 15, 2007
Oral History
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Location of Birth
Salinas, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Presidio of Monterey, California
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Korea
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Robert Sugimoto oral history interview, part 4 of 5, October 15, 2007
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Sugimoto, Robert: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0816_04_Sugimoto
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At Camp Shelby, Robert Sugimoto learns he is AWOL because there are no traveling orders. He tries to visit his family at Poston. However, Poston is under the Western Defense Command. Although Robert is in Army, he is not allowed to go.
Robert goes overseas to Okinawa. He describes the situation in Okinawa. Robert has to translate documents for strategic worth. He recalls the American Infantry finding a map, but Headquarters did not receive it until later. By knowing the location of the Japanese cannons is the beginning of the Japanese Army's downfall.
In Okinawa, there are propaganda leaflets that cause many civilians to commit suicide. Robert remembers two little girls who lose their mother. Suicides are happening all over Okinawa. Robert also mentions cave flushing. Many of the civilians are hiding in the caves.
Besides translating documents, he works at the POW Camp. He recalls hearing an announcement that Japan surrenders. Before going home, Robert gets a souvenir.
Robert returns to the United States and is discharge at Fort MacArthur, and he reunites with his family in Detroit, MI.
atomic bombing
battle
cave flushing
caves
civilian casualties
civilians
discharge
family
friendly
headquarters
headquarters company
homecoming
interpreter
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
Korean War
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Nisei solider
Nisei veterans
occupation
Occupation Forces
Okinawa
Pacific Theater
Poston
POW camps
Prisoners of War (POWs)
propaganda leaflets
seasick
siblings
souvenirs
surrender
translation
Vietnam War
voyage
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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 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.
100th
141st Infantry
442nd
92nd division
A Company
Africa
Anzio beach
basic training
browning automatic rifle (BAR)
C Company
Camp Shelby
convoy
European Theater
friendship
funeral
German soldiers
Germany
Gothic Line
grave
Hawaiian soldiers
hospital
I Company
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Katonk
Killed in Action (KIA)
Livorno
Lost Battalion
medic
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
pass
replacements
rifle
rifleman
sibling
uniform
voyage
weapons training
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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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
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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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.
100th
171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
Air Corps
basic training
camp
Camp Shelby
Curfew
discrimination
Executive Order 9066
farm
Farming
high school
Higher education
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language school
machine gunner
marching
medic
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
physical
Racism
relatives
restrictions
rifleman
segregated unit
segregation
siblings
sports
travel
university
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Janet Brown and Susan Hardwick oral history interview for William Hardwick, September 11, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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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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Gary Uchida oral history interview, April 1, 2003
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/338-Uchida-Gary-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1914 Mar 15
Location of Birth
Waimea (Kauai), Hawaii
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 McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Gary Uchida oral history interview, part 2 of 4, April 1, 2003
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Uchida, Gary: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2003OH0338_02_Uchida
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:28:10
Language
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eng
Date
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2003 April 01
Spatial Coverage
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Description
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Uchida describes walking to and from school through the mountainous terrain where he lived. An avid surfer, he describes building his own surfboard out of inferior materials for lack of balsa wood. Later, he describes his role in the popular Halekulani Hotel luaus, befriending the hotel's rich clientele, and meeting his wife. He then describes the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath which included his forced disarmament and transport to the Mainland due to Japanese American soldiers' suspected disloyalty to the United States. He describes being required to pull the shades down on the train windows to disguise the identity of its passengers from the public.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Industry and employment
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Veteran history
Honolulu
hospitality industry
Japanese American soldiers
loyalty
luau
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
racial discrimination
surfing
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Arthur Warren Cunningham oral history interview, September 7, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/797-Cunningham-Arthur-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Virginia
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Wheeler, Georgia
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Arthur Warren Cunningham oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 7, 2007
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Cunningham, Arthur Warren: 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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2007OH0797_02_Cunningham
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Cunningham explains how he got the German soldiers to come out of the underground fortress. He talks about having trench foot. He discusses Prisoners of War. He explains the extent to which he interacted with the 100th Infantry Battalion. He describes the Rapido River. He also describes his combat experiences near mountain ranges. Cunningham talks about being a part of the Lost Battalion. He discusses Commander Marty Higgins leadership. He explains what it was like operating a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). He describes being rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He talks about his first interactions with Japanese American soldiers. He describes his continued contact with his rescuers. He shares his knowledge of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He briefly discusses his cousin's war service. He talks about the aftermath of the rescue of the Lost Battalion. He describes C-rations and a meal at a mess hall. He discusses his extensive time on the front lines. He shares his memories of General Mark Clark and General John Ernest Dahlquist.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:58:50
Language
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eng
Date
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2007 September 07
Spatial Coverage
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San Antonio, Texas
141st Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team
c-ration
General Mark Clark
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
mountain
Prisoners of War (POWs)
-
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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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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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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Kameo Toyota oral history interview, November 17, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/318-Toyota-Kameo-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Oct 25
Location of Birth
Modesto, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Kam
Location of Basic Training
Fort Ord, California
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Kameo Toyota oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 17, 2002
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Toyota, Kameo: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0318_01_Toyota
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Toyota discusses his parents immigration to the United States, his childhood and his military service. Toyota's Father is a trained as a carpenter in Japan and when he migrates to America, he becomes a barber and a farmer. During the Great Depression Toyota's Father teaches the family to barber to make money. The Toyota family lived in Modesto, CA before moving to Gilroy, CA for farming opportunity.
In Toyota's early years he recalls discrimination. As a child he would swim in irrigation rivers because Japanese Americans are not allowed to swim in the public pools. He also recollects his oldest brother born in Japan is not allow to immigrate to the United States due to the Immigration Law in 1924.
In 1940, the Peace Time Draft is in effect and the first ten numbers are to enlist for service. Toyota is the third number to be called by President Roosevelt. Toyota remembers the Japanese American Community providing a big send for the Nisei. The first ten drafts are Nisei and they go to Fort Ord. Toyota is assign to 7th Division; Mechanized Calvary Unit and drives an armor scout car four wheel drive fully armor with machine gun.
When Pearl Harbor is attack, Toyota is in service and recalls hearing about the attack during a basketball tournament. Part of his duty during the war is to scout up and down the Pacific Coast for Japanese submarine. Later The Japanese American soldiers' guns are taken away and ship to Michigan.
Simultaneous at this time when Toyota is getting ready to be ship, his family is getting ready for evacuation to Salinas. From the stress of events, Toyota's Mother has a stroke. His family is later related to Poston. He is unable to see his Mother years later.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:06
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2002 November 17
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Fresno, California
basic training
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
Fort Ord
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
segregation
war
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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-2.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 2 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0794_02_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 employment after graduating high school. Clarence works at a lumber mill and Robert is employed at the Hawaiian cannery. Later, Robert works for defense contractors.
Both Clarence and Robert reflect on the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7 and the effects after. Clarence talks about Marshall Law and the restrictions following the attack. Robert says he feels guilty about Pearl Harbor even though he is Japanese American. He recalls his friends looking at him differently after the bombing, and being labeled an enemy alien. Robert's father tells him, this is your home, you need to protect your country.
When the military announcements for volunteers, Clarence decides to volunteer. He takes his physical exam and passes. He goes to Schofield Barracks and departs to the mainland. Robert decides to volunteer to protect his brothers. Both men go to Camp Shelby and basic training.
bombing
Community leaders
Curfew
discrimination
employment
enemy alien
family
graduate
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Mainland
Marshall Law
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
physical
radio
radio broadcasts
restrictions
Schofield Barracks
seasick
siblings
volunteer
volunteering
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-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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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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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
Oral History
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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
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-6.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 6 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_06_Bannai
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Paul Takao Bannai recalls meeting Ken Nakaoka and working in real estate in Gardena. Ken is active in the community and runs for city council, and Paul himself becomes active. Paul's political career starts when he is the Planning Commissioner. Later he becomes a City Councilman and Assemblyman.
In Gardena, Paul recalls being discriminated against by the Elks Lodge when they would not accept him and Ken Nakaoka as members. In Carson, there is an Elks Lodge chapter, and Paul joins. Paul becomes active in the Elks Lodge to demonstrate that Japanese Americans can be good members and there should be no prejudices.
Paul's motto is to help others. Even though Paul is active in the Republican Party, Paul says he doesn't help just the Republican Party, but he helps people who can do a job for the community. Paul has helped with passing a bill for acupuncture therapy, naming of the highways after Nisei Veterans, and helping Daniel Inouye and others to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Paul feels it is important to remember and honor people.
Paul explains Veterans Affairs is a lot of legislative work called lobbying. Paul is a lobbyist for the Veterans Affairs, a Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, and a National Representative Legislative Representative from California. The goal is to have the President, the Head of the Veterans Administration, and the legislators work to help veterans.
Nisei veterans are important to Paul. He discusses raising funds for monuments at Evergreen, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC), and the Go For Broke Monument. He also helps raise funds for Japanese American National Museum (JANM). If there is a good project, Paul likes to help and be involved.
Congressional Medal of Honor
discrimination
Go For Broke
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
Korean War
lobbyist
monuments
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
veteran organizations
Veterans Affairs
Vietnam War
Washington DC
World War Two
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Paul Bannai oral history interview, September 15, 2002
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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
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/307-Bannai-Paul-3.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 3 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_03_Bannai
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An account of the resource
When Paul Takao Bannai hears the news of Pearl Harbor on December 7, his reaction is to help and defend the United States. Paul's parents support him and encourage him to defend America. By joining the 442nd and serving with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), Paul shows his patriotism and loyalty to the United States.
After training, Paul goes overseas. In New Guinea, Paul and fifteen Nisei MP and set up a POW camp. His job is to interview the POWs. The next step for General MacArthur is to set up the next landing spot in the Philippines.
General MacArthur's next landing is Leyte Islands. Paul and the MP set up the POW camp for interrogation. Paul recalls the capture of a Japanese sergeant, and he gives the locations of the cannons fired at night. Besides the POWs intel, Paul's team gets the radio signal of the Japanese soldiers and hears their conversations. Paul recalls the Japanese Navy attack and saving the Japanese soldiers from the ship.
Later, Paul receives orders to go to Australia and join the Australian Army unit for translation. Paul and the Australian Army travel to Borneo because there are still many Japanese troops in that area. Paul remembers a case of interrogating a Japanese soldier in the hospital who is a Nisei drafted into the Japanese Army.
In Borneo, there are snipers, and Paul is assigned guards for protection. One of Paul's guards is shot by a sniper, and he tries to save him. Paul is awarded a medal from the Australian government. However, that medal is only awarded to Australian soldiers, and Paul returns the medal.
Paul stays in Borneo to assist with the surrendering ceremonies. After the surrender ceremonies, Paul goes to Manila, Philippines, but his unit leaves for Tokyo, Japan. Before going to Tokyo, Paul flies to Okinawa with other soldiers to help them with trade translations. In Tokyo, Paul learns he is promoted to second lieutenant if he serves during the occupation forces. However, Paul turns down his commission. Paul recalls visiting Kyoto to visit relatives.
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section
Australia
Australian Army
cannon
cigarettes
comfort girls
December 7th
General MacArthur
grenade
interrogate
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
Kyoto
Manila
Manzanar
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
New Guinea
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
POW camps
Prisoners of War (POWs)
snipers
surrender
swords
troops
uniform
wounded
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Isamu Kawanishi oral history interview, July 14, 2007
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/788-Kawanishi-Sam-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Jun 26
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Sam
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Fort Ord, California
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Central Europe Campaign
Liberation of Dachau Subcamps
Index
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Yes
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Isamu Kawanishi oral history interview, part 1 of 3, July 14, 2007
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Kawanishi, Isamu: 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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2007OH0788_01_Kawanishi
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Kawanishi begins the interview with an introduction and talking about his family that immigrated from Japan to Los Angeles. He would briefly go back to Japan and then return where he would fish with his father and get involved with various sports during school. While originally wanting to go to junior college, he would end up working as a truck driver and then volunteering for the Army. While completing his training at Fort Ord, the attacks on Pearl Harbor occurred and he would be transferred to a different section of the Army, which ended up being the 442nd Regiment. He would begin his training at Camo Shelby.
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Identity and values--Family
Social activities
Military service
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:57:19
Language
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eng
Date
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2007 July 14
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Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Arkansas
Ascot Speedway
basic training
California
Camp Shelby
Camp Wolters
chiggers
childhood home
Colorado
discrimination
family
fishing
Fort Ord
furlough
hanafuda
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language school
Littleton
Los Angeles
movies
New Years
Okayama
picture bride
religion
softball
Terminal Island
Texas
truck driver
volunteer
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Shigeru Iba oral history interview, September 14, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/301-Iba-Shigeru-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Shig
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
New Guinea Campaign
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Shigeru Iba oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 14, 2002
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Iba, Shigeru: narrator
Nakamatsu, Karen: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0301_03_Iba
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An account of the resource
Shigeru Iba discusses Australia and POWS. In Australia, he is in the hospital for a year. During this time in the hospital, he hears about the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and the war ends.
Shigeru's family is in Amache, CO, while he is in the Army. He discusses that his father losses the nursery business due to evacuation. When he returns to the United States, Shigeru uses his furlough to visit his family in Amache.
Shigeru's homecoming is not what he expected. He explains the treatment towards Japanese Americans is different on the West Coast versus the East Coast. After being discharged from the Army, Shigeru looks for employment with his oldest brother. They buy a nursery on Florence Avenue in Los Angeles, CA.
"Jap"
alien land laws
atomic bomb
Australia
business
discharge
discrimination
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
Hiroshima
homecoming
hospitalization
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
post war
Racism
siblings
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Isamu Ralph Kaneshiro oral history interview, April 25, 2009
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/784A-Kaneshiro-Ralph-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Aug 08
Location of Birth
Maui, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Sam
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Index
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Yes
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Isamu Ralph Kaneshiro oral history interview, part 2 of 2, April 25, 2009
Creator
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Kaneshiro, Isamu Ralph: 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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2009OH0784A_02_Kaneshiro
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An account of the resource
Kaneshiro discusses the reforms that occurred throughout the occupation of Japan and the reconstruction was done throughout the country. Next, he talks about the value of the Nisei linguist throughout the occupation and how it was much easier to do being a Japanese American, because you already have some background and cultural knowledge, which makes interpreting easier. Kaneshiro would get to revisit Japan and see the reconstruction in its final stages.
Subject
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Japan--Post-World War II
Identity and values--Nisei
Allied Occupation of Japan
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:20:24
Language
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eng
Date
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2009 April 25
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
interpreting
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese civilians
Japanese culture
kibei
Korean War
Nisei linguists
Occupation of Japan
reconstruction
reforms
traditions
transition
translators
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Kenichi Sato oral history interview, September 14, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/299-Sato-Kenichi-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Apr 04
Location of Birth
Keahua (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Ken
Location of Basic Training
Camp Wolters, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Yes
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Kenichi Sato oral history interview, part 4 of 5, July 28, 2002
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Sato, Kenichi: 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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2002OH0299_04_Sato
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Sato continues his recollection of being an interpreter and interrogator in the Philippines. When arriving there, he would immediately notice the devastation and flatness that the war had caused. He talks about the children there seeing Japanese American soldiers but thinking they were Japanese soldiers. He would be involved with the war crimes trials, interrogating witnesses. Sato discusses various important people during the war, including a teacher from Hawaii and a spy for the American Army. After the Philippines, he would head back to Tokyo to get his discharge from the Army, but stayed around and would take a job interpreting and interrogating as a civil servant. He would also be involved with the Korean War as a civil servant, interrogating Korean soldiers that spoke Japanese. Then, due to the GI Bill, he would head back to Hawaii to begin college at the University of Hawaii. After this, he gives a background of his wife's family and how they came to meet.
Subject
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World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater --Philippine Islands
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:34
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 July 28
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Seattle, Washington
Baldwin High School
Chevrolet
civil service
civilian
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
devastation
discharge
family
FBI
General Headquarters
General MacArthur
GI Bill
interpreter
interpreting
interrogating
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
loyalty questions
marriage
McKinley High School
Minidoka concentration camp
Nisei soldiers
Philippines
private first class
retreat
spy
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
University of Hawaii
war crimes trials
witnesses
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, May 26, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/285-Oji-Skeets-4.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 4 of 7, May 26, 2002
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Oji, Sukeo: narrator
Yee, Govan: interviewer
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0285_04_Oji
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Sukeo “Skeets” Oji discusses the rebuilding of Japan. He joined the 553rd engineering construction group to make housing in Sendai. He described the area after the bombing. The individuals who assisted with the rebuilding of Japan were Japanese local contractors. The Government established a special procurement agency in the Administry of Construction. Skeets was a Second Lieutenant assigned to the S2 Operation Section. He supervised the surveying and designing of the building.
During the occupation, Skeets was in Japan from 1946-48 helping with the family housing and making inspection reports for military housing. Skeets related the relocation of the Japanese families to the American Government relocating the Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
In 1948, Skeets got orders to return to the United States. Skeets brought his family with him, and he reported to Fort Pickett Virginia. However, the engineering program has deactivated the program and locked up everything.
Skeets left Fort Pickett and went to Fort Benning to attend engineering school. He worked on a few engineering projects before going to the Pentagon to request to be sent to Japan. Before going to Japan, he settled his wife and children in Yuma City. In 1950, Skeets returns to Japan for the second time to build additional buildings.
Later, joined the 2nd Infantry Team from Fort Lewis to go to the Korean War.
assignments
atomic bomb
children
civilians
dating
duty
engineering
front line
homecoming
hospital
housing
interrogation
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
marriage
Nisei soldiers
occupation
Pearl Harbor
post war
prison camps
prisoner of war
rebuild
relocation
Sendai
Tokyo
training
Virginia
wife
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
Oral History
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URL
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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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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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URL
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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Akira Minamide oral history interview, February 24, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/250-Minamide-Aki-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Feb 03
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Aki
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Yes
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Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 5 of 6, February 24, 2002
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Minamide, Akira: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0250_05_Minamide
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Minamide discusses arriving in France right after the 442nd Regimental Combat Team rescues the Lost Battalion. He gets assign to L Company to go to Italy for the push with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Minamide recalls making foxholes and describes how they shield you from artillery fire. During wartime, Minamide is grateful for rest time. He says, there are essentials that are valuable to the soldiers such as hot showers, socks, water, and hot meals.
Reflecting back on wartime, Minamide feels the heroes of the war are the medics who helps the wounded. He recalls a time when a soldier is hurt and medic comes to assist the wounded in the middle of battle. When artillery fire is happening, Minamide says you can tell the difference between German and Untied States military gun fire. The German's is more rapid sounds and fact pace. At the end of the war, during the final push of the Gothic Line, Minamide discusses advancing the mountain and the war ending.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Veteran history
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:08
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 February 24
Spatial Coverage
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Torrance, California
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat
artillery fire
European Theater
France
German soldiers
Gothic Line
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
mountain
Nisei soldier
shrapnel
wounded
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Akira Minamide oral history interview, February 24, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/250-Minamide-Aki-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Feb 03
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Aki
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Yes
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Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 4 of 6, February 24, 2002
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Minamide, Akira: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0250_04_Minamide
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An account of the resource
Minamide discusses evacuating at 17 years-old to Colorado and seeing snow on the way there. Minamide would correspond with friends to join them to work on the sugar beet plantation in Colorado. Minamide would also correspond with his Father. When his Father is released from camp, he would spend six months with the family before passing away.
Minamide and his brother receives draft notices after filling yes yes on the Loyalty Questionnaire. Since their Father passes away, Minamide's Brother does not go to basic training. Minamide takes the physical exam and has high blood pressure. He is sent to the hospital for treatment and is given kitchen duty before heading off to Camp Blanding. Minamide deals with some obstacles before going overseas. He leaves with a different company than he trains with because he does not have a gas mask. Before leaving, his company is held back due to the measles.
Subject
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Japanese Americans--World War II
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Identity and values--Family
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:21
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 February 24
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Torrance, California
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat
basic training
Camp Blanding
France
front line
Issei father
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei soldiers
replacement soldiers
rifleman
Sugar beets
World War Two
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/247-Kurushima-Eddy-7.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 7 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0247_07_Kurushima
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Masato "Eddy" Kurushima discusses why the natives in the Pacific did not like anyone with Japanese ancestry. Eddy recalled an encounter with the Filipino natives and was mistaken for Japanese soldiers. Eddy says there was always a guard with the linguists for protection. Overall, linguists are treated well in the Pacific.
In the Pacific, there were cases of Japanese soldiers impersonating Nisei soldiers. Therefore, remembering the password is vital. Eddy also discussed acts of heroism in the Pacific. He recalls a Kibei on the frontline rescuing a Japanese soldier.
At the end of the war, Eddy processed the prisoners and civilians at the POW Camp. He shares the difficult part of being an MIS. After the Pacific Theater, Eddy goes to occupation Japan.
Going to Japan post-war, Eddy sees the destruction of the cities and the suffering of the locals. Prewar, you associate the Japanese people and the country with beauty. However, that has changed because of the devastation. Eddy was assigned to Sugamo Prison and the Zama Replacement Depot.
assignments
caves
frontline
grenade
Hakujin
Hawaiian soldiers
Hiroshima
interrogation
Japanese American soldiers
kibei
linguists
Luzon
marines
natives
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
NYK Building
Occupation of Japan
Pacific Theater
prison camps
Prisoners of War (POWs)
surrender
World War Two
Yokohama
Zama
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
Oral History
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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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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, part 6 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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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)
basic training
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
translation
veteran organizations
weapons training
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Ken Miya oral history interview, February 23, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/246-Miya-Ken-3.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)
Index
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Yes
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Ken Miya oral history interview, part 3 of 5, February 23, 2002
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Miya, Ken: narrator
Hashimoto, Leiton: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0246_03_Miya
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Miya discusses his experiences going overseas to Italy. Aboard the ship there 200 Japanese American soldiers out of 5,000 troops. Among his peers, Miya says the accomplishments of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team are well respected. On the ship, Miya has KP duties and discovers a cadaver in the kitchen. The cadaver turns out to be a soldier who passes away of cancer. Normally if there is a death aboard the ship, a sea burial is performed. However, since the ship is close to landing, the body is buried at a US cemetery in Italy.
Miya lands in North Africa and then travels to Naples. When Miya arrives at the replacement center, he is assign to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team before moving to another camp. Miya recalls one of his duties overseas is a meat wagon driver. Later Miya finds out what meat wagon stands for. Miya would occasionally correspond with his family and at times would feel homesick. Soldiers did not carry a lot of personal items with them; however, Miya carries a hanamaki that his Issei Mother made for him.
Miya recieves news the war has ended and to cease fire while waiting at the replacement camp. Later he joins with the 100th Infantry Battalion and process Prisoners of War. When he has a few days off from duty, Miya goes to visit a resort town.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:47
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 February 23
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team
correspondence
Europe
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei soldiers
overseas
prisoners of war
replacement
troopship
war
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Tommy Mayekawa oral history interview, February 11, 2012
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 22
Location of Birth
Hawthorne, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita 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 Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Marshall-Gilberts Islands Campaign
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Yokohama
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Tommy Mayekawa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, February 11, 2012
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Mayekawa, Tommy: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2012OH1054_02_Mayekawa
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Tommy Mayekawa and his family evacuate to Santa Anita Assembly Center after receiving the evacuation orders. He describes the living conditions and life in the camp. Tommy and his family live in a horse stable, and his parents accepted the situation with the attitude of shikata ga nai.
Tommy and his family are at Santa Anita for a few months before going to Rohwer Relocation Center. At Rohwer, there are armed guards in guard towers. Tommy tries to try to occupy his time in camp with work. He finds a job driving a truck and chopping wood.
In March 1944, Tommy leaves Rohwer for employment opportunities in Detroit, MI. Shortly after, Tommy receives his draft notice and reports to Fort Sheridan. Tommy discusses the irony of being an American citizen going to camp and now being drafted into service.
At Camp Blanding, Tommy is part of a segregated unit. Many guys from his Company go overseas to Europe, but Tommy goes to language school at Fort Snelling. Tommy's training is short because the war has ended, and they are needed overseas.
In August 1945, he travels to the Philippine Islands and works at a POW camp. Later, Tommy goes to Japan for occupation. He is stationed in downtown Yokohama and is attached to the Third Military Railway Service Headquarters. His assignment is to be an interpreter with the local rail operators.
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
assembly center
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Detroit
Draft
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Fort Sheridan
Fort Snelling
horse stables
interpreter
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
John Aiso
living conditions
magazines
Manchuria
Manila
marching
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
pass
Philippine Islands
Prisoners of War (POWs)
relocation camps
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Santa Anita
segregated unit
Shikata ga nai
transportation
troop ship
World War Two
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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 2 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_02_Yamashita
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Masato Yamashita's interview is with Lloyd Fujitani.
Masato Yamashita and Lloyd Fujitani recall hearing the news about Pearl Harbor on the radio. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, anyone who is a leader of a Japanese Organization is taken away by the FBI. The FBI takes away dozen community leaders from Lodi including his cousin.
The government gives a month's notice for the Japanese Americans to evacuate to the Assembly Centers. The Yamashita family goes to the Stockton Assembly Center for three to four months. Masato describes the living conditions in the barracks at the Fair Grounds. At camp, Masato's neighborhood friend, Mackenzie, comes to visit him. The Fujitani family also goes to the Stockton Assembly Center.
At the Assembly Center, both Lloyd and Masato get jobs. Lloyd gets a job cooking, and Masato gets a job picking up trash. They are there at the Assembly Center for six months, waiting for Rohwer, AK, to finish construction.
Masato and Lloyd compare the security from the Assembly Center and Rohwer. At camp, there are sports, games, and social dances for entertainment. In 1943, Masato graduated high school and goes to Saint Louis for work. Shortly after, he is drafted into the Army. In 1945, Lloyd is drafted into the Army.
Masato and Lloyd talk about their induction and basic training experience before going overseas to the European Theater. Overseas, Masato is in the Third Platoon, First Squad, I Company. His Platoon Sergeant is George Ikeda. Lloyd is in Second Platoon, I Company. His Staff Sergeant is Shiro "Kash" Kashino.
Masato arrives in France approximately three months after the Lost Battalion battle. He is assigned to guard duty on top of a hill and describes the last push.
barbed wires
Barracks
basic training
Blackouts
Camp Blanding
Camp McCoy
casualties
Community leaders
community organizations
December 7th
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuate
Executive Order 9066
FBI
France
friend
German soldiers
Gothic Line
guard towers
high school
I Company
induction
Issei
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
living conditions
Lost Battalion
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
platoon
Po Valley
radio
replacement
replacement soldiers
restrictions
Rohwer Concentration Camp
squad
staff sergeant
Stockton Assembly Center
World War Two
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, April 27, 2011
Oral History
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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 2 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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1043_02_Miyamoto
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An account of the resource
During the occupation of Japan, Maya Miyamoto worked in Tokyo. He had a driver's license and could drive jeeps, tanks, and other vehicles. Therefore, a Lieutenant asked him to stay in Tokyo.
Maya's assignment was to drive the gas truck and trailer to Yokohama to get gas and haul rations or to get rations. Eventually, Maya's outfit got move vehicles, and the transport got the gas. Maya did not have to drive to get gas anymore. Maya became to head the Motor Pool as Motor Sergeant.
Besides work, Maya played a lot of baseballs. They started as a softball team, and they won a championship in the CIC detachment. There were many professional baseball players among their troops. Later, Maya played for the GHQ's baseball team. Maya's position was pitcher, short and third. He had fun and traveled around for games. In 1949, Maya received an award from the Commanding General for playing in the all-Japan tournament. Baseball in Japan was very popular.
Another popular activity during the occupation was the Black Market. Maya explains that the black market was selling or bartering items like a cigarette for Japanese yen. However, some individuals have the black market as a business. Maya had his wife with him in Japan, and he did not want the risk of her being sent back to the United States. Maya shares his thoughts on the blanket market. The black market was a big moneymaker.
During the occupation, there were food shortages in Japan. Maya did what he could to help to locals. He recalls helping the Japanese nationalists by giving them salt, bait to go fishing, and rations. Maya said the Japanese nationalist workers at the CIC performed good work, and you could trust them. Maya found the Japanese nationals to be trustworthy people.
assignments
atomic bomb
baseball
Black Market
candy
CIC
cousin
fishing
food
food shortages
food stand
furlough
GHQ
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese nationals
living conditions
motor pool
motor pool sergeant
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
photographs
post war
ration
relatives
sugar
voting
war crimes
war crimes tribunals
wife
women's rights
World War Two
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, April 27, 2011
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1043_01_Miyamoto
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An account of the resource
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
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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 2 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_02_Ichiuji
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An account of the resource
During the occupation of Japan, Paul Ichiuji worked for the CIC to gather information. Paul got information from the butokai and couriers. Although Paul’s Japanese was not that proficient, he knew important words to communicate with the butokai. There was no interpreter used between Paul and the butokai because the butokai did not want to get caught.
Paul knew the butokai was a good informant because he was carrying directives from the regional area. The directives were on paper and there was not too much conversation. After meeting with his informants, he would give them a good meal and a payoff. The money to pay off the informants came from selling on the Black Market. Paul remembers his unit being investigated and cleared of the accusations.
In Mie-ken where Paul was stationed, there was no undercover or stealthy investigative work. Everyone knew Paul and what he was doing for the CIC. He recalls attending May Day and observing the demonstration. Paul enjoyed his work and when he had time he traveled around Japan. Paul saw the suffering of the locals. There were homelessness and food shortages.
The Niseis stationed in Japan during the occupation treated the locals well and sympathized with their situation. Overall the occupation helped Japan democratize and rebuild the country.
After Paul's service, he remains active and participated with
pilgrimages for his chapters.
Black Market
CIC
commanding officers
Communism
Communists
courier
demonstrations
devastation
flattened
food shortages
headquarters
homeless
informants
interrogation
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language
Kyoto
living conditions
Manchuria
natives
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
Prisoners of War (POWs)
repatriation
Tokyo
travel
World War Two
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Charles Moriyama oral history interview, February 23, 2011
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1031-Moriyama-Charles-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jul 16
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Oahu), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Ritchie, Maryland
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Charles Moriyama oral history interview, part 2 of 2, February 23, 2011
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Moriyama, Charles: 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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2011OH1031_02_Moriyama
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An account of the resource
Moriyama describes his military duties during occupation. He explains the attitudes of civilians during the occupation. He describes what he did during his leisure time. He discusses his friendship with a Japanese family. He shares his other memories of Mishima, Japan. He talks about the extent to which he did miscellaneous travel. He briefly talks about democratization. He describes his return to Hawaii and his college studies. He discusses his wife. He talks about his employment after World War Two, including his work for the treasury department. He talks about re-enlisting. He describes being a part of the 1980 Japanese Self Defense Service. He explains why he re-enlisted. He reflects on his military service. Moriyama talks about the extent to which he shared his military stories. He discusses his participation in veterans organizations. He describes the service of Japanese American soldiers. He talks about his life on the East Coast. He explains the keys to a successful military occupation. He briefly talks about small revolts during occupation. He discusses the changes in Japan after the Korean War. He shares his hopes for the future. He talks about his life while living in Danville, California. He describes his life in Hawaii. He discusses Dan Inouye and the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Allied Occupation of Japan
Military service--Post-World War II Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military and Government Entities--Counterintelligence Corps (CIC)
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:56:53
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2011 February 23
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Hawaii
civilans
Dan Inouye
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
military occupation
Mishima
post-war Japan
treasury department
Washington D.C.
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Don Okubo oral history interview, January 22, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/238-Okubo-Don-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Jan 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
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Battle of Peleliu
Marshall-Gilberts Islands Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Don Okubo oral history interview, part 6 of 7, January 22, 2002
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Okubo, Don: 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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2002OH0238_06_Okubo
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An account of the resource
Okubo discusses Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands and his duties of getting the Prisoners of War (POW) ready to ship back to Japan. Preliminary investigation of Unites States soldiers' casualty postpones Okubo from being discharge. Soon after, Okubo is assign to interpret the war crime trials at the Japanese Consulate. In 1945 Okubo is discharge as Master Sergeant and returns to Hawaii.
Okubo feels the Prisoners of War are treated very well by the United States after surrendering. Some Prisoners of War even gave Okubo their contact information to stay in contact. However, Okubo does not go to Japan and no longer has their contact information. He receives the Bronze Star from the Navy after his service and after 50 years the Silver Star from the Army.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater
World War II--Awards, medals
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:11
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 January 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bronze Star
casualties
Hawaiian soldiers
investigations
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei solider
Prisoners of War (POWs)
Silver Star
war crimes trials
World War Two
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Don Okubo oral history interview, January 22, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/238-Okubo-Don-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Jan 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
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Battle of Peleliu
Marshall-Gilberts Islands Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Don Okubo oral history interview, part 3 of 7, January 22, 2002
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Okubo, Don: 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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2002OH0238_03_Okubo
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An account of the resource
Okubo discusses how Hawaii is fortunate that there is no interment camps like the Mainland after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. However, the Japanese Community Leaders and Buddhist Priests are rounded up. Okubo reflects why this happened.
Originally Okubo volunteers for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team but the Military already receives enough soldiers. Later Okubo volunteers again when a request is announce for Japanese Americans with the knowledge of the Japanese language. He recalls traveling to the Mainland, basic training and special training for Military Intelligence Service (MIS).
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Military service--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:29:35
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 January 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Barracks
basic training
Camp Savage
Community leaders
discrimination
Hawaiian soldiers
interment camp
Japanese American soldiers
Mainland
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei solider
World War Two
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Don Okubo oral history interview, January 22, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/238-Okubo-Don-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Jan 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
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Battle of Peleliu
Marshall-Gilberts Islands Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Don Okubo oral history interview, part 2 of 7, January 22, 2002
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Okubo, Don: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
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2002OH0238_02_Okubo
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Okubo recalls December 7, 1941 and his high school graduation. After high school, he works in the hotel business and the Big Five before joining the military in May of 1942. He contributes attending Japanese Language School for 12 years helped him when he goes to Camp Savage.
After basic training Okubo goes back to Hawaii for translating Japanese diaries. When he goes overseas, Okubo's assignments for Military Intelligence Service (MIS) involve translation, interpreting, and interrogation . After 50 years of service, Okubo receives the Silver Star.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:30:39
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 January 22
Spatial Coverage
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Honolulu, Hawaii
artillery fire
Camp Savage
casualties
combat
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei soldiers
Prisoners of War (POWs)
Silver Star
translation
World War Two
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Fred Ida oral history interview, September 29, 2003
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/237R-Ida-Fred-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jan 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
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
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Yes
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Fred Ida oral history interview, part 6 of 8, September 29, 2003
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Ida, Fred: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer
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2003OH0237R_06_Ida
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Ida continues to talk about the Champagne Campaign and the rest and relaxation they got, not needing to fight any real battles. He talks about going down to Leghorn and getting wounded a second time while in Carrara. He also talks about confiscating a German payroll truck and taking thousands of dollars, which they would cash in Switzerland. Shortly after getting his eardrums blown out by a shell, he would learn of the end of the war. Next, he talks about correspondence with family and politics in Hawaii. He would spend some time in Switzerland after the war and head back to the United States.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Maritime Alps,"Champagne Campaign"
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
Military service--Veteran history
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The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:27:48
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2003 September 29
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
92nd division
bible
Cannes
Carrara
casualties
Champagne Campaign
chocolate
correspondence
democratic party
ear drums
Florence
France
German soldiers
Governor
Hill 140
hospital
invasion money
Italy
Jack Burns
Japanese American soldiers
Lake Como
Leghorn
letters
Marseille
Milan
Mussolini
points system
politics
rest and relaxation (r&r)
segregated unit
shrapnel
snipers
Sospel
Switzerland
wounded in action (WIA)
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Stanley Akita oral history interview, October 29, 2001
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/209-Akita-Stanley-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 19
Location of Birth
Honomu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort Meade, Maryland
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Anzio Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Stanley Akita oral history interview, part 4 of 6, October 29, 2001
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Akita, Stanley: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0209_04_Akita
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video/m4v
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An account of the resource
Akita talks about his involvement in the Bruyeres-Biffontaine campaign. He describes his interactions with locals. He explains how he went from transporting prisoners of war to becoming a prisoner of war. He briefly talks about how prepared he felt for a prisoner of war scenario. He shares his feelings about being captured by German soldiers. Akita briefly describes what everyday life was like for a prisoner of war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
World War II--Prisoners and prisons
Type
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Oral Histories
Extent
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0:29:21
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 October 29
Spatial Coverage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Barracks
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
France
German soldiers
guard
interrogate
Japanese American soldiers
Prisoners of War (POW)
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Stanley Akita oral history interview, October 29, 2001
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/209-Akita-Stanley-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 19
Location of Birth
Honomu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort Meade, Maryland
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Anzio Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Physical Media Notes
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0:05-0:30 tracking issues video get blurry.
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Yes
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Stanley Akita oral history interview, part 2 of 6, October 29, 2001
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Akita, Stanley: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0209_02_Akita
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Akita continues to explain what life was like on a sugar plantation. He talks about his plans after high school. He describes the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. He shares his experiences with discrimination after the attack. Akita discusses volunteering for military service. He describes how he said goodbye to family and his journey to the mainland. He talks about experiencing culture shock while at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Race--Discrimination
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:30:39
Language
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eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 October 29
Spatial Coverage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Camp Shelby
discrimination
family
farmers
Japanese American soldiers
Pearl Harbor
plantation
World War Two
-
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Nobuo Yamashita oral history interview, October 6, 2001
Oral History
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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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Fred Yasukochi oral history interview, August 25, 2001
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/193-Yasukochi-Fred-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Mar 05
Location of Birth
Garden Grove, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Central Europe Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Fred Yasukochi oral history interview, part 3 of 6, August 25, 2001
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Yasukochi, Fred: narrator
Tagami, Steve: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0193_03_Yasukochi
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Yasukochi talks about his time at UC Davis, studying botany as he educated himself for a future in plant breeding. After this, he talks about his shipment to Italy, taking 35 days as the convoy zig zagged across the ocean. Next, he talks about his rank of corporal and being part of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, also talking about the background of the 442nd. After his shipment, he would arrive in Sicily and then to Naples, where he would immediately notice the poor living conditions of the Italian civilians. After this, he talks about his first combat in Anzio and having heavy casualties because of a big mounted gun called "Big Bertha".
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
World War II--Italy
World War II--Military service--522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:28:17
Language
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eng
Date
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2001 August 25
442nd Regimental Combat Team
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Anzio
Big Bertha
botany
casualties
civilians
convoy
corporal
General Mark Clark
Italy
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
liberty ship
Naples
plant breeding
private
rank
Rome
segregated unit
Sicily
UC Davis
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Peter Fukasawa oral history interview, August 25, 2001
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/192-Fukasawa-Peter-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1915 Jul 10
Location of Birth
Fillmore, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Ord, California
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Central Europe Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Champagne Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Peter Fukasawa oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 25, 2001
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Fukasawa, Peter: narrator
Inouye, Jason: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0192_03_Fukasawa
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Peter Fukasawa discusses his happiest moment at Camp Shelby. On September 3, 1943 gets married. Fukasawa previously knows his wife due to their parents' friendship.
On the ship going overseas, Fukasawa has KP duty. He recalls the soldiers are either seasick or gambling on the ship. During his time off, he learns Italian. When the troops arrive overseas, they land near Naples. Fukasawa sees children looking for food in garbage bins and remembers the condition of the city as impoverish due to the war.
As the front line moves to Rome, Fukasawa moves with the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. He could not tell the difference between the battles. He can only tell if the battle will be a heavy by the amount of ammunition hauled. Fukasawa's duty is the truck driver and he describes the amount of weapons carried in the truck is dangerous if they get hit.
During the European Theater, he would receive letters from his wife, and family. Also there were some down time for him to get some rest. He recalls a three day R&R in Rome and the Champagne Campaign.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--522nd Field Artillery Battalion
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:26:44
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 August 25
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Shelby
casualties
Champagne Campaign
children
European Theater
German soldier
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
marriage
Nisei soldiers
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George Hara oral history interview, July 15, 2001
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/189-Hara-George-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 12
Location of Birth
Portland, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland 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
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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George Hara oral history interview, part 4 of 6, July 15, 2001
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Hara, George: narrator
Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0189_04_Hara
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An account of the resource
Hara discusses his military routines in basic training and the relationship between Mainland boys and Hawaiian boys. When Hara graduates basic training, there is discrimination in the military. The Caucasian soldiers receives the higher ranks than the Japanese soldiers, He waits at the Turkey Farm before going overseas to the Philippines. When Hara goes to Japan, he is in the 333rd Infantry Division. He recalls his duties and how the Japanese Nationals treats the United States army different than the Filipino Nationals.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater --Philippine Islands
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:29:57
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 July 15
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Portland, Oregon
basic training
civilians
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei soldiers
Philippines
USO dances
war
-
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Isamu Shimada oral history interview, June 22, 2006
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/678-Shimada-Sam-2.m4v
Location of Birth
Woodbridge, California
Nickname
Sam
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Yes
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Isamu Shimada oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 22, 2006
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Shimada, Isamu: 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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2006OH0678_02_Shimada
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Shimada continues his conversation about his work in California prior to joining the Army. At the time, he was one of the best in his business. Next, he speaks about being a cook in the Army, and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Finally, he looks through various photos, including one where his brother is being honored at a new high school in Minnesota, and where he became the first Nisei to have a football stadium named in his honor.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Industry and employment
Military service--Veteran history
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
The size or duration of the resource.
0:27:37
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 June 22
Alabama
Arkansas
brother
Camp Savage
cooking
Fort McClellan
German
Japanese American soldiers
Military Intelligence Service
pilot
RD4 Caterpillar
Rohwer Concentration Camp
tractor
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John Takekawa oral history interview, June 21, 2006
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Aug 27
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
Nickname
Dimpy
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
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John Takekawa oral history interview, part 2 of 2, June 21, 2006
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Takekawa, John: 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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2006OH0675_02_Takekawa
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Post-war, John Akira Takekawa sat in on the war crime trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The General Yamashita trial was daily and took approximately 30 to 60 days for the hearing. John also attended General Masaharu Homma's trial in Manila.
John recalls his team member, Jim Teshima, and their family relationship. After one year in the Philippines, John returned to the United States. John was discharged in 1946, and at the end of his military career, he was a T4 (Buck Sergeant). John mentions the ranking difference between the hakujins and nihonjins in the military.
Three months later, he worked for the Federal government. He worked for the VA for five years at Fort Snelling and later transferred to the IRS. Besides working, John continued his education and completed his degree.
John is married and has four children and six grandchildren.
children
discharge
employment
family
Fort Snelling
grandchildren
Hakujin
Higher education
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese langauge school
Manila
Nisei
Nisei veterans
post war
rank
Sansei
war crimes trials
Yonsei
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Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, April 30, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/175-Yoshitake-Hank-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Mar 27
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Hank
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, part 5 of 7, April 30, 2001
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Yoshitake, Henry: narrator
Inouye, Jason: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0175_05_Yoshitake
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Yoshitake talks about the Army's regulations for height and the height of Japanese American soldiers; weapons; duties while overseas; getting injured; and discusses the Champagne Campaign. He then talks about his experiences near Monte Carlo, provides some thoughts regarding Issei parents, and discusses the end of the war including his duties processing German POWs. Next, Yoshitake talks about his participation in an Army university program in Florence, returning to the United States, and his employment in the television industry. Lastly, Yoshitake tells a story regarding a home he purchased as a child that his parents lived in after the war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--European Theater
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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2001 April 30
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eng
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0:26:45
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Montebello, California
Champagne Campaign
employment
Florence
German POWs
home
Japanese American soldiers
post-war life
university
-
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Theodore Tsukahara oral history interview, March 25, 2001
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/164-Tsukahara-Ted-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Sep 20
Location of Birth
Dallas, Texas
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
Ted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Southern France Campaign
Champagne Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
The Gothic Line
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Theodore Tsukahara oral history interview, part 3 of 5, March 25, 2001
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Tsukahara, Ted: narrator
Tagami, Steve: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0164_03_Tsukahara
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An account of the resource
Tsukahara discusses being inducted in to the Army and basic training. He explains the difference in the types of mines and his mission. Tsukahara discusses about his travel overseas and landing in Europe.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:27:08
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 March 25
442nd Regimental Combat
Anzio
candy
European Theater
invasion
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei
rank
Rome
war
-
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Susumu Sarae oral history interview, October 23, 2005
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Aug 02
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Chick
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Okinawa
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Susumu Sarae oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 23, 2005
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Sarae, Susumu: narrator
Tsukano, Lloyd: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0627_02_Sarae
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An account of the resource
In November 1944, Susumu Sarae receives his draft notice. He goes to the replacement depot, where is his indoctrinated into service. From the replacement depot, he goes to Schofield Air Force Base, Hickam Air Force Base, and Fort Kamehameha before going to Guadalcanal to the Pacific Theater.
He recalls his first duties in Okinawa, Japan, is to search the beach for dead bodies. He describes the reactions of the local civilians and the treatment he receives from them as a Japanese American soldier. In the beginning, there is a disconnect in the language because Susumu speaks Hawaiian Japanese. Gradually, he learns to speak the Okinawan language.
Susumu is part of three uniforms. The Army, the Naval Intelligence, and the First Marine Division. Overseas, Susumu receives a promotion from private to lieutenant. As an interpreter, Susumu did not work on the translations. He credits the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) for the translations.
Army
artillery fire
basic training
civilian casualties
civilians
Drafted
Guadacanal
Hickam Field
Honolulu
indoctrination
interment camp
interpreter
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japan Airlines
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action
marines
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Okinawa
Pacific Theater
prisoner of war
promotion
replacement depot
Schofield
siblings
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
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Howard Hiroki oral history interview, October 22, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/622-Hiroki-Howard-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 May 28
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Kauai), Hawaii
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 McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Marshall Islands
Okinawa
Index
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Yes
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Howard Hiroki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 22, 2005
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Hiroki, Howard: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0622_02_Hiroki
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Howard Hiroki continues to talk about his high school experiences. He describes his time in Japanese language school. He discusses his studies at the University of Hawaii. He reflects on courting his wife. Hiroki explains how he paid for college. He describes his work experiences. He briefly talks about relocation. He also discusses the draft and basic training.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Industry and employment
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:27:26
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2005 October 22
Spatial Coverage
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Honolulu, Hawaii
college
Draft
family
friendship
high school
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language school
Schofield Barracks
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Roy Tsuya oral history interview, September 27, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/609-Tsuya-Roy-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 05
Location of Birth
Lihue (Kauai), 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
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Roy Tsuya oral history interview, part 3 of 6, September 27, 2005
Creator
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Tsuya, Roy: 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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2005OH0609_03_Tsuya
Description
An account of the resource
Tsuya talks about his friend's war record. He discusses his time at Schofield Barracks. He describes Iolani Palace. He talks about his journey to the Mainland. He discusses his time at Camp Shelby. He describes being assigned to E Company. He talks about being a military chef and cooking school. He discusses cooking for E Company. He describes shooting practices. He briefly talks about the horrors of war. He explains how he met his wife. Tsuya describes his life in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He shares his experiences with discrimination. He briefly talks about American Concentration Camps.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--Military service
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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0:27:50
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2005 September 27
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Camp Shelby
chef
Hattiesburg
horrors of war
Iolani Palace
Japanese American soldiers
Mississippi
wife
-
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Wesley Koyano oral history interview, August 6, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/590-Koyano-Wesley-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 14
Location of Birth
San Luis Obispo, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Wes
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Index
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Yes
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Wesley Koyano oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 6, 2005
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Koyano, Wesley: narrator
Iketani, Todd: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0590_02_Koyano
Description
An account of the resource
Koyano continues to discuss a trip he took to Japan when he was a child. He talks about being drafted and his duties shortly before his deployment. He describes Camp Shelby. He discusses concentration camps and racial discrimination. Koyano talks about his basic training and his relationships with other soldiers. He explains how he said goodbye to his family. He describes his journey to Europe. He talks about landing in Naples, Italy and the end of World War Two.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--European Theater
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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0:27:25
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 August 06
442nd Regimental Combat Team
basic training
concentration camps
Draft
Hawaiian soldiers
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Naples
prisoners of war
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Isamu Saito oral history interview, June 28, 2005
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/583-Saito-Isamu-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Apr 27
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
Nickname
Sam
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
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Isamu Saito oral history interview, part 5 of 6, June 28, 2005
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Saito, Isamu: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0583_05_Saito
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An account of the resource
After Camp Shelby, Isamu "Sam" Saito went to Fort Snelling. There were approximately 2,000 soldiers at Fort Snelling training to go overseas. The curriculum focused on reading and writing. Sam discusses his daily schedule at the Japanese school.
At Fort Snelling, Sam recalls relying on himself to learn the material taught in training. When Sam's parents left Minidoka, he asked John Aiso for leave. Sam is approved to leave for a few hours for his family. If he missed classes, there was no option to repeat the course. Classes are five days a week, and there was time to attend church Sunday. For social activities, there were dances and movies.
With the training at Fort Snelling, Sam saw a progression in his Japanese language skills. He learns how to interrogate Prisoners of War (POWs). After graduating from training, Sam's graduating class went to the Philippines. However, they stopped in Hawaii because the troopship needed repairs. The ship docks in Hawaii for ten days. Some of the graduating class were Hawaiian soldiers, and their families prepared a luau dinner almost every night.
When Sam got close to the Philippines, the war ended. In the Philippines, Sam's graduating class was interviewed and then classified for their assignments. After a month, Sam went to occupation Japan. Sam was assigned to Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), and he works with a railroad Battalion in Yokohama. Sam's job was to interpret.
He was stationed at the railroad for almost a year. During Sam's vacation, he traveled around Japan, visiting relatives and sightseeing.
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
Camp Savage
family
Fort Snelling
front lines
Hawaii
Hawaiian identity
Hawaiian soldiers
interpret
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese langauge school
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Minidoka
Nisei
occupation
Okinawa
Osaka
Philippines
Prisoners of War (POWs)
travel (leisure)
-
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Edwin Nakasone oral history interview, June 25, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/576-Nakasone-Edwin-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Apr 29
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Oahu), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Bud
Buddy
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Tokyo
Index
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Yes
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Edwin Nakasone oral history interview, part 3 of 6, June 25, 2005
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Nakasone, Edwin: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: inteviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0576_03_Nakasone
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An account of the resource
Nakasone talks about the reactions to the Japanese attacking the Americans at Pearl Harbor and the effect that it had on his family. His parents understood that they would be seen as enemy aliens after the attacks but also understood that their children were Americans and would have to do their duty for their country. At this time, the Japanese language school and regular school would stop and everybody would have to work on the pineapple fields once a week. Next, he talks about receiving his draft notice and his thoughts on going to Japan. He would head to Tokyo and join the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section at the NYK Building. He talks about various experiences, including traveling through Japan and interacting with Japanese civilians. He also talks about what it was like in Japan during the occupation, seeing small food rations for the locals, General MacArthur's leadership and the impact of the Japanese American soldiers.
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:49
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 June 25
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Minnesota
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japan--Post-World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
C rations
Camp Zama
communication
draft notice
enemy aliens
family
food shortages
General MacArthur
identity
interpreters
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese civilians
Japanese language school
kibei
kimono
NYK Building
Occupied Japan
Okinawa
pineapple fields
raids
Tokyo
-
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Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, June 4, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/572-Yonemura-Masatatsu-8.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Oct 07
Location of Birth
Riverside, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Mas
Location of Basic Training
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, part 8 of 8, June 4, 2005
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Yonemura, Masatatsu: narrator
Nakayama, Stuart: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0572_08_Yonemura
Description
An account of the resource
Masatatsu "Mas" Yonemura discusses translators and linguist for the Allied Translation and Interpreter Section (ATIS) during the occupation.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service--Linguists
Military service--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:07:02
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 June 04
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
books
Emperor of Japan
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Kabuki
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
occupation
World War Two
-
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Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, June 4, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/572-Yonemura-Masatatsu-7.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Oct 07
Location of Birth
Riverside, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Mas
Location of Basic Training
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, part 7 of 8, June 4, 2005
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Yonemura, Masatatsu: narrator
Nakayama, Stuart: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0572_07_Yonemura
Description
An account of the resource
Masatatsu "Mas" Yonemura discusses his friendship with Mine Okubo. Okubo is a Japanese American artist who illustrates her experience in camp and is the author of "Citizen 133660".
Post-war, Yonemura works in the General Consul Office from 1953 to 1996. His duties consist of representing Japanese Nationals, acting liaison for Japanese visiting the United States, and labor negotiations of Japanese companies. Yonemura recollects some case he works on such as representing a Japanese seaman who is accused of homicide and labor negotiations for Japan Airline.
During Yonemura's time during the war and occupation, he serve with honorable men and recalls his fellow servicemen. When asked if Yonemura shares his wartime experience with his family, he does not share. However, his granddaughter have started to ask questions about his service.
When Yonemura is in Japan during occupation, he corresponds with Mother. He expresses his interest to visit relatives but his Mother says it is not a good idea. His Mother feels they would not understand why Yonemura is visiting in United States uniform. Instead, Yonemura goes sight seeing in Ito and Shiso, Japan. Also during occupation, Yonemura remembers a funny story about visits from Mr. Tanaka at Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS),
Yonemura describes how there are two different language programs during occupation. One by the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and one by the Navy. The Navy contracted with the schools in Colorado and the teachers are on the payroll of the school. These individuals are not civil service. Therefore, the Navy can hire Issei as instructor. The Army is all civil service limited to citizenship. As a result, the Navy has a larger pool to select from.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japan--Post-World War II
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:30:41
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 June 04
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
Army
civil service
Issei
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language
linguists
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Navy
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
occupation
war
World War Two
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Title
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Mutsuo Hirose oral history interview, May 15, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/571-Hirose-Mutsuo-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1928 Jan 31
Location of Birth
San Pedro, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Muts
Location of Basic Training
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Mutsuo Hirose oral history interview, part 6 of 7, May 15, 2005
Creator
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Hirose, Mutsuo: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0571_06_Hirose
Description
An account of the resource
Hirose discusses playing baseball in the military and shares memorable stories. In the military here is segregation units and Hirose reflects on discrimination.
During Hirose's time in occupation there are many orphan children in Japan and he expresses his sympathy for them. Also during occupation, he recalls the relationship between the Hawaiian boys and Mainland boys.
After being discharge, Hirose goes to college on the GI Bill. He majors in International Relations and Business. He becomes a teacher for 40 plus years. He gets married and have one daughter.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Social activities
Military service--Veteran history
Identity and values
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:48
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 15
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
casualty
discharge
family
Hawaiian soldiers
Higher education
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
Mainland soldiers
marriage
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
Sansei
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Title
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Mutsuo Hirose oral history interview, May 15, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/571-Hirose-Mutsuo-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1928 Jan 31
Location of Birth
San Pedro, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Muts
Location of Basic Training
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Mutsuo Hirose oral history interview, part 5 of 7, May 15, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hirose, Mutsuo: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0571_05_Hirose
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An account of the resource
Hirose discusses the difficulties of transitioning into the school life after being in camp. At 18 years old, Hirose is drafted and recalls a special moment on the troopship playing chess.
Post-war, Hirose goes to Japan for occupation. He passes a test and is assigned to the interrogation center in Tokyo. Hirose would sees other soldiers retaking the test several times and getting promoted whereas he never receives promotion within the military. He discusses his duties as an interrogator and his interrogation experiences. He pom pom girls and peeping toms.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Military service--Veteran history
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:41
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 15
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
civilian
draft notice
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
interpreter
interrogation
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
pidgin
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Title
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Richard Nakamura oral history interview, March 21, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/549-Nakamura-Richard-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Feb 18
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
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)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Richard Nakamura oral history interview, part 5 of 5, March 21, 2005
Creator
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Nakamura, Richard: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0549_05_Nakamura
Description
An account of the resource
Nakamura gives a message to his family. He gives his closing remarks and relatives that served in the military. Nakamura also discusses photographs.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Veteran history
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
The size or duration of the resource.
0:12:22
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 March 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Hilo, Hawaii
family
Japanese American soldiers
photographs
prejudice
-
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Title
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Yukio Hibino oral history interview, February 24, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/153-Hibino-Yuke-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Dec 05
Location of Birth
Berkeley, California
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
Nickname
Yuke
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Central Europe Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Yukio Hibino oral history interview, part 6 of 6, February 24, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hibino, Yukio: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0153_06_Hibino
Description
An account of the resource
Hibino talks about the rescue of the Lost Battalion. He lists the contributions of Japanese American soldiers. He explains how he met his wife. He describes his courtship with his future wife. He discusses his emergency return to the United States. He shares his life experiences in California to his life experiences in Massachusetts. He talks about his marriage, children, and grandchildren. He describes his trip to Israel. He discusses his interactions with Dachau prisoners. He explains the extent to which he has shared war stories with his family and the public. Hibino leaves a message to future generations.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
World War II--Military service--522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Military service--Veteran history
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
The size or duration of the resource.
0:23:30
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 February 24
442nd Regimental Combat Team
children
Dachau
discrimination
grandchildren
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
wife
-
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Title
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Yukio Hibino oral history interview, February 24, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/153-Hibino-Yuke-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Dec 05
Location of Birth
Berkeley, California
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
Nickname
Yuke
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Central Europe Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Yukio Hibino oral history interview, part 5 of 6, February 24, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hibino, Yukio: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: 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
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2001OH0153_05_Hibino
Description
An account of the resource
Hibino talks about his combat experiences on the Gothic Line. He describes war-torn Nuremberg, Germany. He discusses his interactions with civilians. He explains what happened when his unit found Dachau Concentration Camp. He talks about advancing through Europe. He describes the end of World War Two. He discusses the Pacific Theater. He talks about the special police. He explains how he communicated with his family while overseas. He also explains how his unit communicated with other units.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Central Europe Campaign--Liberation of Dachau Subcamps (522nd Field Artillery Battalion)
World War II--Military service--522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Military service--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:53
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 February 24
civilians
Dachau
Gothic Line
holocaust
Japanese American soldiers
Nuremberg
post-war
Russian soldiers
-
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Title
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Horace Nakamura oral history interview, February 24, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/151-Nakamura-Horace-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Jan 29
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
A name given to the resource
Horace Nakamura oral history interview, part 4 of 6, February 24, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nakamura, Horace: narrator
Tagami, Steve: 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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2001OH0151_04_Nakamura
Description
An account of the resource
Nakamura talks about his finishing with Japanese language courses in Monterey and his quick furlough in Hawaii to spend some time with his family and prepare to go overseas. He would head overseas, stopping in multiple countries en route to Yokohama. He would eventually arrive at Camp Zama and head to Tokyo. On his way, he would notice the complete devastation of Tokyo and see the poor living conditions of the local civilians. While in occupied Japan, he would be involved with interrogations and translations of prisoners of war, some of them being caught for engagement in the black market. After this, he talks about his travels through Japan, seeing family in Hiroshima and Fukuoka and trying to speak with the Japanese civilians but often not being understood well enough.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Japan--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
The size or duration of the resource.
0:27:41
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 February 24
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
animosity
atomic bomb
Black Market
Camp Zama
devastation
dialect
Fukuoka
furlough
General MacArthur
guard duty
Haneda Airport
Hawaii
Hiroshima
Honolulu
interrogations
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese civilians
Korea
Maizuru
NYK Building
Occupied Japan
Prisoners of War (POWs)
Sendai
Sugamo Prison
Tokyo
translations
Yokohama
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Margaret Oshita and George Oshita oral history interview, March 17, 2005
Description
An account of the resource
Collection includes interview of both Margaret Oshita (wife of George Oshita) and George Oshita (442nd RCT veteran). Margaret is the primary interviewee in the first five interview segments. George enters as the second interviewee halfway through the sixth interview segment. George's military experiences are provided in the basic cataloging metadata for parts 6, 7, and 8.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/541-Oshita-Margaret-7.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Mar 23
Location of Birth
Anahola (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
Campaigns/Battles
Vosges
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Margaret Oshita and George Oshita oral history interview, part 7 of 8, March 17, 2005
Creator
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Oshita, Margaret: narrator
Oshita, George: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2005OH0541_07_Oshita
Description
An account of the resource
George and Margaret Oshita talk about George's war experiences, focusing in first on the Lost Battalion campaign. He talks about the intricacies of the battle, with it's cold weather and getting trench foot. After this, he goes back and talks about the Bruyeres-Biffontaine campaign and would follow up that with some rest time. He discusses the differences between basic training and real combat, saying that training was more difficult because of the chiggers and snakes that they had to deal with. Next, he talks more about his war experiences, including talking with civilians, the Champagne Campaign and losing friends in the war. He would then return to the United States where he would marry Margaret and start a family. He also would go on to write a book called "And then there were eight".
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:26:07
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 March 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Kauai, Hawaii
"flying duck"
And then there were eight
Biffontaine
book
Bruyeres
casualties
Champagne Campaign
chiggers
civilians
cold weather
combat
food
food rations
forest
France
friends
General Dahlquist
I Company
Japanese American soldiers
letters
Lost Battalion
medals & awards
rest
rice
snakes
Texans
trench foot
-
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Harry Kuga and Bianca Kuga oral history interview, September 11, 2006
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/717-Kuga-Harry-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Nov 05
Location of Birth
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Harry Kuga and Bianca Kuga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 11, 2006
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kuga, Harry: narrator
Kuga, Bianca: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2006OH0717_02_Kuga
Description
An account of the resource
Kuga speaks about how he was drafted into the Army and began his basic training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. While there, he made friends with many Hawaiian soldiers, visited Rohwer concentration camp, and boxed. Next, he discusses various Japanese American political figures and their impacts after the war. After his basic training, he was shipped to Europe where he would begin battle in the Apennine Mountains. From there, he would be involved in the Champagne campaign, Leghorn and the Gothic Line push. Next, he talks about what it was like to be a Japanese American in the Army and an incident that occurred during his battle time at Massa-Carrara.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Italy
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:57:08
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 September 11
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Apennine Mountains
basic training
Boxing
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Shelby
Champagne Campaign
chiggers
Drafted
Earl Finch
Frank Sinatra
Gothic Line
Hattiesburg
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Jinx Falkenburg
Katonk
Lecco
Leghorn (Livorno)
Livorno
machine gunner
Maginot Line
Marilyn Maxwell
Massa-Carrara
Medal of Honor
Mississippi
Mussolini
Normandy
Po Valley
Purple Heart Battalion
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Sparky Matsunaga
weapons
-
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Title
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Yoshio Izumi oral history interview, November 20, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/515-Izumi-Yoshio-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Sep 15
Location of Birth
South Pasadena, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Ord, California
Fort Custer, Michigan
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Yoshio Izumi oral history interview, part 4 of 5, November 20, 2004
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Izumi, Yoshio: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Toyota: sponsor
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2004OH0515_04_Izumi
Description
An account of the resource
At Camp Savage, Yoshio Izumi is assigned to Headquarter Company and does clerical work. He is tasked with morning reports and supplies inventory. Yoshio recalls being inducted at the same time as John Aiso and seeing him at basic training at Fort Ord.
When the war starts, Camp Savage opens, Yoshio sees John again at the Military Intelligence Service Language School. The Military Intelligence Service is a top-secret unit. Yoshio credits them for their hard work and contributions.
The cold weather is the most memorable thing at Camp Savage for Yoshio. He wears long johns and heavy coats to get used to the cold. When Yoshio has free time, he goes to town to eat at a Chinese restaurant, USO, or watch movies.
In June 1944, Yoshio and his wife marry in Minneapolis. They have a dozen friends there. However, their family does not attend because they are in Manzanar. When Yoshio hears the war has ended, he hopes to go home soon. However, his wife is pregnant and cannot travel.
Yoshio's daughter was born in January 1945. They stay in Minneapolis, and he does odd jobs until they can travel to West Los Angeles. When Yoshio comes home, his home is full of people from Manzanar. After Manzanar, some people have nowhere to go. Yoshio discusses the internment camps, and he does not feel it is necessary.
After being placed in camp, Yoshio feels like the Japanese American community has to rebuild what they had. The Japanese American community bonded together and persevered.
Camp Savage
correspondence
dating
European Theater
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
friends
headquarters company
internment camp
Japanese American
Japanese American community
Japanese American soldiers
jobs
John Aiso
Manzanar
marriage
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
movies
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
post war
siblings
travel
USO
wife
World War Two
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Title
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Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, June 19, 2000
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/127-Kurahara-Conrad-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Oct 13
Location of Birth
Marysville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Sacramento Temporary Detention Facility
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Connie
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, part 5 of 5, June 19, 2000
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Kurahara, Conrad: narrator
Sato, Christine: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2000OH0127_05_Kurahara
Description
An account of the resource
Conrad Kurahara describes photographs of his Issei parents, brothers, family, high school time, war time, and a letter of apology from President Bush.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values
Social activities
Child rearing
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:11:34
Language
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eng
Date
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200 June 19
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
basketball
brothers
family
Gothic Line
high school
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
letter
Nisei soldier
photographs
Po Valley
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Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, June 19, 2000
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/127-Kurahara-Conrad-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Oct 13
Location of Birth
Marysville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Sacramento Temporary Detention Facility
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Connie
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, part 2 of 5, June 19, 2000
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Kurahara, Conrad: narrator
Sato, Christine: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2000OH0127_02_Kurahara
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Kurahara discusses about camp experiences at Tule Lake Concentration Camp. During this time his Mother is ill and passes away after visiting the children in camp. Only Jan, Kurahara's brother is allow to leave camp to attend their Mother's the funeral in Sacramento. Kurahara remembers his Step Father is the only visitor they family had in camp. Kurahara goes to Camp Blanding for basic training. He recalls his war experiences of Champagne Campaign, Po Valley and the Gothic Line. In battle, Kurahara is wounded and goes to the hospital. He shares a story about being an honor guard and his twin brother being hospitalize.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Tule Lake
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--European Theater--"The Gothic Line"
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Maritime Alps,"Champagne Campaign"
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:56
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2000 June 19
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team
brother
casualties
Champagne Campaign
European Theater
Gothic Line
Harry S. Truman
honor guard
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei soldier
Po Valley
war
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Ken Tamura oral history interview, May 1, 2000
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/118-Tamura-Ken-6.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 27
Location of Birth
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
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
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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Ken Tamura oral history interview, part 6 of 7, May 1, 2000
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Tamura, Ken: narrator
Lim, Reuben: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2000OH0118_06_Tamura
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An account of the resource
Ken Tamura discusses his friendship with other translators. In Japan, there is a shortage of food, and the locals did not have money to buy anything. The locals sometimes will befriend the GIs to get supplies to survive.
Ken returns to Chicago in 1948, after his two-year contract. Ken has aspirations of going to college to repair watches. He attends school on his GI Bill. Also, Ken and his father decide to purchase a building in a diverse neighborhood. In Chicago, Ken is surprised there is interracial discrimination. He shares a story about his greek neighbor.
Ken continues his education with his GI Bill and takes classes in accounting and business law. While going to school for a year, Ken gets a part-time job at Brunswick Bowling Company as interoffice mail distribution. Later he is promoted to an accountant position.
On January 10, 1953, Ken gets married to Betty Toda. Ken decides on his plans to open a watch store after saving some money. He is in the watchmaker business for 12 years.
442nd
career
career aspirations
Chicago
Company C
discahrge
educational
employment
family
GI Bill
homecoming
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
marriage
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
post-war
prejudice
translating
wife
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Ken Tamura oral history interview, May 1, 2000
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/118-Tamura-Ken-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Mar 27
Location of Birth
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
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
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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Ken Tamura oral history interview, part 5 of 7, May 1, 2000
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Tamura, Ken: narrator
Lim, Reuben: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2000OH0118_05_Tamura
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Ken Tamura discusses his war experiences in Italy. He says it is scary times, but he is thankful to be alive. Ken believes the Nisei contribution in World War Two will help future generations against discrimination. Ken says he is an American, he has to serve and protect his country.
When Ken returns home after the war, he is contacted to volunteer for the Pacific. Ken takes the language exam and passes. He reports to Camp Snelling for Japanese Language School for six months. The Military Intelligence Service Language training ends in April, and Ken is sent to Japan.
Ken discusses the lack of food in Japan. At Camp Zama, Ken is there for three weeks on guard duty. The areas in Japan are burned down and destroyed from the bombing. He describes the differences between what Japan looks like in 1939 and post-war. After Camp Zama, Ken is assigned to Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) in Tokyo, Japan.
Later Ken is informed to return to the United States. However, Ken takes a civilian job to stay longer in Japan. Ken signs a one-year contract for civilian work. He describes his salary and living conditions as a civilian.
442nd
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
bomb
Camp Zama
civilian work
civilians
discrimination
European Theater
Fort Snelling
friends
Hiroshima
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
KP duty
living conditions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
seasick
segregated unit
Tokyo
translator
war experience
World War Two
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Arthur Kurahara oral history interview, October 6, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/498-Kurahara-Arthur-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jul 08
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
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
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Yes
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Arthur Kurahara oral history interview, part 4 of 4, October 6, 2004
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Kurahara, Arthur: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0498_04_Kurahara
Description
An account of the resource
Kurahara discusses a close encounter overseas. He witnesses how the US soldiers gets out of the foxhole at the right time when the German bomb goes into their foxhole. He explain how fate plays a factor.
During the war, Kurahara is a radio man for D Company. He is position with the Captain and behind the riflemen. The riflemen are in front of the line. When he communicates on the radio, he uses Pidgin English or Japanese so the enemy cannot decipher what they are saying.
When war ends, Kurahara decides to re-enlist. He stays in Europe for a year to tour around. Kurahara loves fine art and he would go sees the historical sights, architecture, and museums. He is thankful for the opportunity to serve because he has the opportunity to see the artworks discuss in school. Kurahara wants to re-enlist again but his family misses him and wants him to return home.
Kurahara is discharge and comes home to Hawaii. He returns back to the sugar mill as supervisor and gets married. Kurahara is married for 50 plus years now. During his retirement time, he enjoys reading about art and shares advice for his children and the future generations.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
World War II--Military service
World War II--European Theater
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:26:42
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 October 06
100th Infantry Battalion
American of Japanese ancestry
British Army
foxhole
German soldiers
Hawaii
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese identity and values
marriage
Nisei legacy
radio man
re-enlisting
retirement
Sansei
veteran
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Arthur Kurahara oral history interview, October 6, 2004
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/498-Kurahara-Arthur-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jul 08
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
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Yes
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Title
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Arthur Kurahara oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 6, 2004
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Kurahara, Arthur: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0498_02_Kurahara
Description
An account of the resource
Arthur Kurahara discusses working in the sugar mill as a mechanic in 1939 until the war. After being discharge from the war, he goes back to the sugar mill and gets promoted as supervisor.
Kurahara learns about the Pearl Harbor attack through the neighbor girl and is in disbelief. He then he listens to the radio to verify the information. Kurahara volunteers when there is an announcement for volunteers. Kurahara says being a volunteer is hard. At the time people are looking down upon those who volunteer especially Japanese Americans. It is a sense of stabbing the Japanese Americans in the back. He did not expect this type of reaction.
Kurahara goes to Schofield Barracks and assign to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. His family and friends send him off before going to the Mainland. After five days of travel, he reaches Oakland and then is relocated to Mississippi. At Camp Shelby, Kurahara does his basic training. Kurahara trains with the heavy weapons company. His duty is to carry water cooler for machine gun. The water cooler keeps the gun cool when it is firing.
During training, the USO gives the opportunity for the soldiers to visit an interment camp in Arkansas. Kurarhara goes because he is curious to see what kind of camp it is. Kurahara has lots of respect for the Mainland boys who volunteered from the interment camps.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:29:02
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 October 06
Arkansas
Camp Shelby
Hawaiian soldiers
interment camp
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Mainland
Mainland soldiers
Pearl Harbor
Schofield Barracks
volunteer for service
World War Two
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview, October 4, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/495-Matsumoto-Clarence-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 26
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Matt
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Yes
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview, part 4 of 4, October 4, 2004
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Matsumoto, Clarence: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0495_04_Matsumoto
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An account of the resource
Clarence "Matt' Matsumoto discusses a time when he encounters German soldier during battle that is non-combative. Matsumoto recalls raising their hands to each other and walking away. During the war, Matsumoto serves in the K Company mortar squad as an aimer. He recollects the soldiers who fought beside him such as Moon Saito (Company Clerk); George Iawmoto (Platoon Sergeant); Robert Foot (Lieutenant); and Fred Shizuoka (Gunner).
After returning home from the war, Matsumoto takes exam for a civil service job and passes. Matsumoto works for the Fire Department starting as a hose man all the way up to Captain. He is with the Fire Department for 30 years until retirement. After retirement he volunteer with seniors.
In 1946 Matsumoto gets married and has four children and grandchildren. In 1973 his first wife passes away and he remarries a Nurse. Matsumoto recommends doing an oral history to other veterans. He says the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Nisei need to be shared with future generations. Also Matsumoto describes his million dollar wound.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
Industry and employment
Military service--Veteran history
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:19:57
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 October 04
442nd Regimental Combat Team
family
Gonsei
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese American soldiers
K Company
marriage
million-dollar-wound
Sansei
veteran
World War Two
Yonsei
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview, October 4, 2004
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/495-Matsumoto-Clarence-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Jul 26
Location of Birth
Paia (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Matt
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Clarence Matsumoto oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 4, 2004
Creator
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Matsumoto, Clarence: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
UPS: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0495_03_Matsumoto
Description
An account of the resource
Clarence "Matt" Matsumoto discusses basic training and learning about relocation camps. Training with K Company is rough because it is day and night training. He recalls going overseas takes over a month and lands in Italy. On the journey overseas, there is not enough food supply and remembers eating whole onions.
As good luck charm for the war, Matsumoto's Mother gives him a senninbari - thousand stitch belt. He also carries small Bible in put in his pocket. In Matsumoto's first combat experience, he says the German machine guns are more superior then the guns the Americans uses.
Matsumoto participates in the rescue of the Lost Battalion. He recollects the rescue is close combat only rifle are used. When there is time to eat, the soldiers would have k rations which is can food. Matsumoto is one of the few survivors for the Lost battalion rescue. During the rescue, he is wounded from a sniper then ship to England for hospitalization. Sooner after he is sent home and discharge in Honolulu. After his recovery from his wounds, he decides to find a job in civil service.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
Military service--Veteran history
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:36
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 October 04
442nd Regimental Combat Team
combat
correspondence
discharge
England
Europe
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
rifle
Sansei
Senninbari
World War Two
wounded
-
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Title
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Ken Nihei oral history interview, August 20, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/483-Nihei-Ken-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 14
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
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
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
The Gothic Line
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Ken Nihei oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 20, 2004
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Nihei, Ken: narrator
Hanamura, Wendy: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0483_03_Nihei
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Overseas, every two months Ken's company moved to a different area.
Ken's first battle was on Mount Fogarito. In the Headquarters Platoon, Ken did various assignments. One job was to be a litter-bearer and carry the wounded soldiers off the battlefield. Ken discusses the risk of being a litter-bearer. His friend Tom Nishimoto died when he was a litter-bearer carrying Captain Cassey down the mountain.
Another job was escorting POWs down the mountain. Ken, Norbori, and Chizuo Uyeda took the POWs down and were attacked by mortar shells. They were not hit, but one of the POWs was wounded.
After Mount Fogarito, the Company marched into Carrera, Italy, and he recalls the townspeople were happy to see them. Ken was in combat with the German soldiers for several weeks until Genova.
Post-war, Ken was assigned to ship the German POWs back to Germany. The group was divided into two modes of transports truck and train. Ken and his men were on the train convoy, and they had to watch 400 POWs.
442nd
artillery barrage
battle
Carrara
combat
convoy
European Theater
foxholes
friendly fire
German soldiers
Germany
headquarters
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
K rations
Killed in Action (KIA)
L Company
litter-bearer
marching
medic
mortar barrage
mortar shells
Mount Fogarito
Nisei soldiers
overseas
platoon
post war
Prisoners of War (POWs)
radio man
souvenirs
staff sergeant
train
wounded in action (WIA)
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Ken Nihei oral history interview, August 20, 2004
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/483-Nihei-Ken-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 14
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
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
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
The Gothic Line
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Ken Nihei oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 20, 2004
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Nihei, Ken: narrator
Hanamura, Wendy: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0483_02_Nihei
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Ken Nihei was a 16 years old high school student when he went to Topaz, Utah. The perimeter was open at camp, and there were no barb wires yet. Life was different at Topaz.
Ken received his draft letter to report to Fort Douglas when he was 18 years old. From Fort Douglas, he boarded a troop train with 40 others to Camp Blanding for basic training. Ken was assigned to the 232nd Battalion.
After completing 16 weeks of basic training, he visited his family in Topaz before going overseas. The voyage was ten days, and Ken was seasick. Ken recalls his good friend, Tom Nishimoto. Tom was KIA, and Ken made contact with Tom's sister, Lilly, after 50 years.
In Marseille, he joined L Company. Ken boarded a landing craft ship on an overnight trip to Leghorn. For three-night, they practiced night marching. On the fourth day, General Clark gave a pep talk to the soldiers before they left for the frontlines in Azzano. The next day Ken was going to attack Mount Fogarito.
232nd
Apennine Mountains
barbed wire
basic training
booby trap
Camp Blanding
convoy
correspondence
Draft
European Theater
family
Fort Douglas
Fort Meade
France
friend
German soldiers
grenades
headquarters
Italy
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
L Company
Leghorn (Livorno)
Mainland soldiers
marching
Marseilles
measels
Mount Fogarito
Nisei soldiers
overseas trip
platoon
seasick
siblings
Sospel
Topaz
World War Two
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Shigeru Yabu oral history interview, August 6, 2005
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American concentration camps - Heart Mountain internees
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Good audio and video
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/591-Yabu-Shigeru-4.m4v
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Shigeru Yabu oral history interview, part 4 of 6, August 6, 2005
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0591_04_Yabu
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Yabu, Shigeru: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Mr. Yabu discusses his enlisting into the United States Navy and traveling to San Diego to the naval recruit training center. He worked for a time in the San Diego Naval Hospital before befriending and eventually working for Robert Stewart MacDonald. Mr. Yabu discusses his friendship with MacDonald and the impact he had on Shigeru's life. Mr. Yabu also describes his work he conducted with venereal diseases at the 11th Naval District Headquarters. Mr. Yabu concludes the video by describing how he met his wife.
Subject
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Japanese Americans--World War II
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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00:30:31
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eng
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2005-08-06
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Camarillo, California
discrimination
hospital
Japanese American soldiers
military service
Navy
San Diego
venereal diseases
wife
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George Suzuki oral history interview, July 31, 2004
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/473-Suzuki-George-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Mar 06
Location of Birth
Santa Paula, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita 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
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Fort Benning, Georgia
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Civil Intelligence Section, 441st Counter Intelligence Corps
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Tokyo
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Yes
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George Suzuki oral history interview, part 5 of 6, July 31, 2004
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Suzuki, George: narrator
Tanaka, Rodney: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2004OH0473_05_Suzuki
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Suzuki discusses being at Fort Benning when the war ends and going to Japan for occupation. He details about his experiences in post-war Japan.
Suzuki discusses his military career and the additional training he received.
Subject
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Military service--Post-World War II service
World War II--Military and Government Entities--Counterintelligence Corps (CIC)
Allied Occupation of Japan
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:26
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eng
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2004 July 31
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Santa Anna, California
basic training
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
interrogation
Japanese American soldiers
military career
Nisei soldier
occupation
Okinawa
Prisoners of War (POW)
Tokyo
translation
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Toshiyuki Uchida oral history interview, September 10, 2006
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/712-Uchida-Tom-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Oct 12
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
Nickname
Tom
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Yes
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Toshiyuki Uchida oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 10, 2006
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Uchida, Toshiyuki: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH0712_02_Uchida
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Uchida and Kinoshita continue their recollection of joining the Army. At the time, Uchida was working on the railroads in Montana and Kinoshita was at the Minidoka concentration camp. They talk about their individual basic training at Camp Shelby, and being moved to Fort Snelling for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Although they didn't overlap, they would both end up in the Pacific. Kinoshita would end up in the Philippines where he would hold interpreting assignments, while Uchida would be a part of the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). Next, they talk about the legacy of the Nisei soldiers and what made them such successful soldiers. They also discuss the reasons for volunteering for the Army and the conditions of Japan during occupation.
Subject
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World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military and Government Entities--Counterintelligence Corps (CIC)
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:55:02
Language
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eng
Date
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2006 September 10
Spatial Coverage
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Denver, Colorado
Atomic bombs
Black Market
Camp Shelby
casualties
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Draft
Fort Douglas
Fort Meade
Fort Snelling
General MacArthur
interrogation
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
K Company
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Minidoka Concentration Center
Philippines
Prisoners of War (POWs)
PX store
Senninbari
starvation
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Charles Nishimura oral history interview, October 20, 1999
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/087-Nishimura-Charles-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1913 Dec 02
Location of Birth
Paauhau, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Charlie
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Battle of Monte Cassino
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Yes
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Title
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Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 4 of 5, October 20, 1999
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Nishimura, Charles: narrator
Yoneshige, David: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0087_04_Nishimura
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Nishimura describes his recovery time in a hospital. He explains what happened as he awaited transport to the hospital. He talks about the fruits and vegetables in Italy. He discusses his time in a field hospital. He briefly describes the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team cadres. He talks about being a part of F Company. He discusses being discharged. He describes his interactions with civilians. He talks about his journey home. Nishimura explains the extent to which his family was aware of his injury. He discusses how he reconnected with his family.
Subject
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World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Italy
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:28:24
Language
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eng
Date
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1999 October 20
cadre
civilians
discharge
family
hospital
injury
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
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Charles Nishimura oral history interview, October 20, 1999
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/087-Nishimura-Charles-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1913 Dec 02
Location of Birth
Paauhau, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Charlie
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Battle of Monte Cassino
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 20, 1999
Creator
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Nishimura, Charles: narrator
Yoneshige, David: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0087_02_Nishimura
Description
An account of the resource
Nishimura describes shipping out the Big Island. He talks about his journey to Wisconsin. He discusses Camp McCoy. He describes his life in Wisconsin. He talks about his interactions with civilians. He shares his experiences with discrimination. He discusses maneuvers at Camp Shelby. He describes his military training. He also describes the discrimination he witnessed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He briefly talks about American Concentration Camps. He discusses World War Two and prisoners of war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Race--Discrimination
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp McCoy
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:02
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1999 October 20
Camp McCoy
Camp Shelby
civilians
concentration camps
discrimination
Hattiesburg
Japanese American soldiers
Wisconsin
-
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Richard Watada oral history interview, May 2, 2004
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/447-Watada-Richard-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Dec 21
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Dick
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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Richard Watada oral history interview, part 4 of 6, May 2, 2004
Creator
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Watada, Richard: 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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2004OH0447_04_Watada
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Watada discusses events after basic training, he gets to go on furlough before going overseas. He returns to Granada (Amache) to see his family.
Watada goes overseas on the Queen Mary and lands in France. After the rescue of the Los Battalion, the amount of soldiers depleted from casualties. Watada joins the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the company he joins only has eight soldiers left.
Watada describes the Champagne Campaign an opportunity for soldiers to bond because it is a non-combative time. Watada remembers his first combat is behind the riflemen as mortar squad. He says the first three platoon are riflemen and the fourth platoon is light weapon and light mortar/light machine gun. The last line of defense for the German soldiers is the Gothic Line and Po Valley. Watada says the 442nd Regimental Combat Team breaks the line in 1/2 hour climbing the mountain and fighting in the dark.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--"The Gothic Line"
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Maritime Alps,"Champagne Campaign"
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:30:07
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 May 02
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Alameda, California
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Apennine Mountains
Champagne Campaign
combat
Company I
German soldiers
Gothic Line
Japanese American soldiers
Lost Battalion
mortar squad
mountain
Nisei soldiers
platoon
Po Valley
riflemen
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