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Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
https://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/670-Tanamachi-Willie-2.m4v
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Title
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Willie Tanamachi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, May 19, 2006
Creator
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Tanamachi, Willie: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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58:34
Language
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eng
Date
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2006-05-19
Spatial Coverage
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Houston, Texas
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2006OH0670_02_Tanamachi
Description
An account of the resource
According to Willie Tanamachi, there are two ways Japanese Americans joined the military. One way is being drafted before the war. Another way is enlisting. Willie’s brothers Goro, Saburo, Walter, and himself served in the military. Unfortunately, Saburo is killed serving in E Company, 2nd Battalion. Goro works in the motor crew and Walter serves his time in the military in Germany.
During World War II, like some Japanese American soldiers, Willie faces struggles with promotions within the military. The only option is to transfer to different units. At the time Battle of the Bulge starts, Willie is approved to transfer and joins 171st Infantry Separate.
Willie discusses his duties and departments within the military. He works in the personnel department and post-war in supplies. After the war, Willie stays with the military. His decision is based on the way he is treated as an equal by his colleagues. Although there are some racist individuals, there are more people who see past his ethnicity.
During Occupation in Germany, Willie stays there from 1945 to 1953. He describes the effects of war on the cities and how the cities start to rebuilding economically. He also mentions the Hermann Goring and Rudolph Hess’s trial and the German gang Werewolves.
In 1946, Willie works in a supply depot in Munich. There are two supply depots. One is called Indiana Supply Depot (food) and the other is called Alabama Supply Deport (clothing). When troop's dependents came over to Germany, the BMW factory becomes furniture storage for dependents. As the economy starts thriving, the BMW asked for their factory back to build cars. Besides working in the military, Willie finds himself lucky in love and marries a German woman. They have been married for 53 years.
100th
171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
Air Corps
alcohol
Black Market
Buddaheads
buddha heads
cigarettes
Dachau
death camps
E Company
Germany
Hawaiian
incarceration
Japanese American
Katonk
Killed in Action
Mainland Nisei
Mainland soldiers
married
Medical Corps
military
Munich
Nazi
Nazis
Nisei
occupation of Germany
Pearl Harbor
post war
prejudices
Racism
radio
restrictions
ROTC
segregation
siblings
World War Two
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Title
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, April 11, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 08
Location of Birth
Makaweli, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Title
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Charles Toyoji Ijima oral history interview, part 1 of 4, April 11, 2007
Creator
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Ijima, Charles Toyoji: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2007OH0759_01_Ijima
Description
An account of the resource
Charles "Charley" Toyoji Ijima is born on January 8, 1925, in Makaweli, Kauai, Hawaii. His family lives on a sugar cane plantation. His parents are from Niigata Prefecture of Japan. Charley's father, Shozo Ijima, comes to Hawaii by himself first. Later Charley's mother, Haru Asato, immigrates to the United States when she is seventeen years old as a picture bride.
Charley has seven siblings. He describes life going up on a plantation. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, he discusses the restrictions and rations that occur. After high school, Charley volunteers for the 442nd and enlisted at Schofield Barracks. His three other brothers also join the service later.
442nd
52-20 club
alcohol
barbed wire
baseball
basketball
black out
childhood
childhood activities
discharge
employment
European Theater
family
Hawaii
high school
high school diploma
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Kauai
movie
Nisei
outhouse
Pearl Harbor
picture bride
plantation
prejudice
primary school
radio
rations
restrictions
siblings
sports
sugar cane plantation
voluntary enlistment
World War Two
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Title
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James Robinson, Jr. oral history interview, September 26, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/605-Robinson-James-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Jun 01
Location of Birth
Palmyra, Maine
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Bill
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Vosges
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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
James Robinson, Jr. oral history interview, part 2 of 4, September 26, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Robinson, Jr., James: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0605_02_Robinson
Description
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Robinson Jr. describes his journey to Europe and landing in Naples. He talks about the connections that he had in Naples. He discusses corrupt army officers. He describes the 141st Infantry Regiment. He talks about Commander Marty Higgins. He describes the morale in A Company. He discusses a military conflict near a monastery. He talks about the members of his unit who were a part of the Lost Battalion. He describes his own capture by German forces.
Subject
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World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:26:20
Language
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eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 September 26
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
141st Infantry Regiment
442nd Regimental Combat Team
alcohol
France
German soldiers
Italy
Lost Battalion
Naples
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