Japanese Americans--World War II]]> World War II--Awards, medals]]> World War II--European Theater]]> World War II--Hawaii]]> World War II--Military service]]> Kobashigawa, Yeiki: narrator]]> Hashisaka, Ann: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2000-06-12]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Honolulu, Hawaii]]> Military service]]> World War II]]> World War II--European Theater]]> World War II--Medals]]> World War II--Hawaii]]> Hayashi, Shizuya: narrator]]> Yahata, Craig: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2000-06-11]]> eng ]]> Oral Histories]]> Honolulu, Hawaii]]> World War II--Awards, medals]]> World War II--Casualties]]> World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team]]> World War II--Nisei soldiers]]> World War II--Combat--Foxhole]]> Shibata, Henry: narrator]]> Horsting, Robert: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> UPS: sponsor]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2005 March 18]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Kauai, Hawaii]]> Japanese Americans--Post-World War II]]> Industry and employment]]> Military service--Veteran history]]> Hoashi, Seichi: narrator]]> Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> UPS: sponsor]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2005 March 17]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Japanese Americans--Post-World War II]]> World War II--European Theater]]> World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team]]>
Watada notice progress is happening on the Gothic Line during the final push when they start marching because the pace before is walking. He hears news the war is over but is not certain until a few days later. Before returning home July 1946, Watada goes on a tour and visits Switzerland, Naples and Rome.

When Watada returns home, he marches in Washington DC and receives a President Citation from President Truman. Watada says it is a good feeling to be celebrated after people did not trust you for your ethnicity. Post-war, Watada goes to school and graduates from college. He majors in architecture. He also gets married and has children and grandchildren.

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Watada, Richard: narrator]]> Horsting, Robert: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2004 May 02]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Alameda, California ]]>