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Michael Doi oral history interview, November 2, 2009
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Michael Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, November 2, 2009
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Doi, Michael: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
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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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2009OH0750A_01_Doi
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Michael Doi was born on May 25, 1920, in Camarillo, CA. Later the family moved to Oxnard, CA, when Michael was five years old. On December 7, Michael went to Los Angeles to watch a movie, and news of Pearl Harbor was announced. During this time, Michael's parents were living in Japan. After December 7, the family business was not affected and still did well.
On January 19, 1942, Michael was drafted and went into service. He went to Fort MacArthur San Pedro and then to Rockford, IL, for medic training at Camp Grant. Michael was a male nurse in the ward for a year before working in a clinic. In Chicago, Michael met his wife, Jean Doi. Michael said his wife was influential in the redress and helped get the swing vote from their Assemblyman in Georgia.
After working in the clinic for a year, he was transferred to Camp Sheridan and then to Camp Blanding. At Camp Blanding, Florida, he trained as an infantryman. He describes the conditions and training at camp Blanding. Michael made friends easily and had a good relationship with the Hawaiian soldiers.
The training was quick because replacements were needed overseas. Michael's oldest brother Sam was drafted, and his younger brother Jimmy was drafted. Michael reunited with his brothers briefly at Camp Blanding before shipping out. However, Sam was discharged and sent to Gila.
In Europe, Michael joined the 100th, A Company-Mortar. As a mortarman, he could not use the mortar in the forest due to shell burst. Michael said the German weapon sounds scarier than a mortar because you cannot hear a mortar. He recalls experiencing artillery fire.
Michael recollects many battles and life on the battlefield. Occasionally, Michael gave aid to wounded soldiers who needed treatment. Hot meals were not served frequently, but soldiers survived on C rations and K rations.
After the Lost Battalion and losing many soldiers, General Dahlquist did a review. The remaining soldiers and Michael were sent to the French Italian border to guard until they received replacements. At this time, Jimmy joined G Company, Michael remembers running into Jimmy and his friend.
100th
36th Division
442nd
artillery fire
baseball
battle
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Blanding
correspondence
Drafted
European Theater
forest
General Dahlquist
German weaponry
Hawaiian soldiers
headquarters company
hospital
infantryman
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
Leghorn (Livorno)
Lost Battalion
meals
medical
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
mortar
movies
news
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
rations
redress
replacement
showers
shrapnels
siblings
tree burst
volunteer
weather
wife
World War Two
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, March 7, 2007
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 7, 2007
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Doi, Jimmy: narrator
Doi, Michael John: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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eng
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2007-03-07
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0750_01_Doi
2007OH0750A_01_Doi
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Michael and Jimmy Doi’s parents are from Yokohama, Japan. After eloping, they went to Oxnard, CA. In Oxnard, Michael and Jimmy's father was a farmer, and their mother was a housewife. There were four sons (Dick, Sam, Michael, and Jimmy) and one daughter (Mat).
In 1939, their parents returned to Japan and moved back to Chicago, IL, after the war for a few years. Michael and Jimmy's parents decided to settle back in Japan because all their friends were there. Michael and Jimmy describe their parents as gentle and caring.
Although their parents were Buddhist, the children were raised as Christian. A traditional holiday celebrated in the house was New Year. The children were taught well and grew up to be good citizens.
Michael and Jimmy discuss their school years and participating in sports. At home Michael and Jimmy help with house chores or farm work. Their oldest brother had two produce stores, and Michael helped. Michael and Jimmy recall December 7 and the aftermath that followed.
Jimmy recollects his Sunday School Teacher saying he was American. The following day, Jimmy's friends treated him differently at lunchtime, and he ate lunch alone. Although some people treated the Japanese Americans as an outcast, the Oxnard community treated the Japanese Americans well.
Almost a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Michael was drafted. He went to San Pedro, Camp MacArthur, before going to Rockford, IL. The Japanese American soldiers were assigned to the Medical Training Center, where Michael trained to be a medic and worked in a hospital as an attendant.
Later, Michael went to Camp Blanding, Florida, to be a replacement for the 442nd. Michael transitioned from being a medic to an infantryman. After completing training, he went overseas to be a replacement for the 100th and 442nd.
100th
442nd
4C classification
Barracks
Buddhism
Camp Blanding
Child rearing
childhood activities
childhood home
Christianity
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
employment
enemy alien
evacuation
farm
farm labor
friends
Gila River
Hiroshima
infantryman
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
living conditions
medic
movie
music
New Year
overseas
Oxnard
Pearl Harbor
replacement
school
siblings
sports
Tulare
World War Two
Yokohama
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Noboru Yoshimura oral history interview, June 25, 2009
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/974-Yoshimura-Noboru-1.m4v
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Yes
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Noboru Yoshimura oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 25, 2009
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Yoshimura, Noboru: 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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2009OH0971_01_Yoshimura
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Yoshimura begins the interview discussing how he came to be on the USS Missouri with General MacArthur when the emperor of Japan was announcing his surrender. As a child, Yoshimura had moved from America to Japan to begin his education and to learn the Japanese culture. He would attend high school, but would feel that he didn't believe in the teachings of the Japanese teachers, so after graduation, moved back to the United States to begin his life anew. As he had always seen himself as an American, he would head back with one hundred yen given by his mother, and he would begin working on a farm. Next, he talks about the pressures to become Japanese and conform to the Japanese ways while living there. Once he had joined the Army, he was given an assignment to be part of the public relations team, interpreting for General Headquarters. He would talk to many Japanese civilians during the occupation, treating them as he would a close friend. He discusses the importance of understanding Japanese culture when being a part of occupation for the winning side.
Subject
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Education
Japan--Pre-World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan
Japan--Post-World War II
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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0:57:46
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 June 25
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
cigarettes
culture
Emperor of Japan
Farming
General MacArthur
high school
infantryman
interpreter
interrogator
invasion
Japanese civilians
kibei
Manchuria
militarization
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei soldiers
Occupation of Japan
perspective
propaganda
public relations
self identity
shortages
surrender of Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
translator
USS Missouri
Wakayama prefecture
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0813_01_Uchimoto
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Dan Uchimoto is born October 9, 1921, in Loomis, California. Dan's Issei parents immigrated to the United States from Japan for better opportunities. His parents are sharecropped farmers, raising canning tomatoes. People of Japanese descent are not allowed to buy land. Therefore, his parents rent the land for farming.
Dan recalls his childhood and youth working on the farm. There is no time for vacations. During the Great Depression, life is a struggle but Dan's family survives the difficult time.
In the Uchimoto family, there are four children including Dan. Dan is the oldest child. He remembers his two sisters' reaction when he receives his draft notice for the Army. Dan's brother also has a military career but during Occupation forces in Germany.
Dan discusses his school years and discrimination. After graduating high school, he works on the farm to save money to enroll in college. Dan attends the University of California, Berkley.
Dan enjoys stamp collecting, vintage cars, and reading. Dan practices Japanese teaching called Seicho-no-le. He finds this Seicho-no-le helpful and insightful.
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
442nd
alien land laws
Boy Scouts
childhood activities
childhood home
discrimination
Draft
farm
farm labor
farmers
farming community
grammar school
Great Depression
high school
hobbies
immigration
infantry
infantryman
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language
Japanese language school
living conditions
marriage
Nisei
religion
siblings
sports
teacher
youth organizations
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Masaru Shiozaki oral history interview, June 30, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/293-Shiozaki-Mas-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1914 Mar 19
Location of Birth
Portland, Oregon
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
No Mas
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Yes
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22:25-22:25 low mic battery.
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Masaru Shiozaki oral history interview, part 3 of 4, June 30, 2002
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Shiozaki, Masaru: 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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2002OH0293_03_Shiozaki
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Shiozaki discusses going overseas, landing in Italy, and life as an infantryman. He details about the Lost Battalion, The Gothic Line, and what made Nisei soldiers great. Shoizaki also discusses about General Clark and getting wounded.
Subject
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World War II--European Theater
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
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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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2002 June 30
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Chicago, Illinois
442nd Regimental Combat Team
casualties
European Theater
Gothic Line
infantryman
Lost Battalion
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Nobuo Yamashita oral history interview, October 6, 2001
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/205-Yamashita-Nob-2.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 2 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_02_Yamashita
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In New Guinea, Nobuo "Nob" Yamashita's assignment is to interrogate Prisoners of War (POWs). He says the POWs are happy someone can speak their native language and be treated decently. The goal of interrogating the POWs is to find out their mission and assignments before being captured.
Later Nob prepares for the invasion of Luzon, Philippines. The first target mission is to hit the American GI Prison Camp. In Luzon, there are Filipino guerrillas who have a different tactic with the POWs. Nob says it is difficult to interrogate POWs if they are wounded. It is better to treat the POWs with humanity for them to corporate. In Manila, Nob is hospitalized and meets Mrs. MacArthur.
After the Philippines, Nob goes to Korea. He serves with the Civil Government working on war crime trials. After his Korea Tour, Nob is discharged, January 3, 1946, at Camp McCoy. Post-war, Nob gets married to Dorthy, and they have four children and several grandchildren.
1st Calvary Division
6th Division
banzai attack
Camp McCoy
casualty
children
dating
discharge
family
Filipinos
friendly fire
General Douglas MacArthur
hapa
infantry
infantryman
interrogate
Issei parents
Japanese American
jobs
Killed in Action (KIA)
Korean War
living conditions
Luzon
Macarthur Headquarters
Manila
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
New Guinea
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas trip
Pacific Theater
Philippines
post war
Prisoners of War (POWs)
replacement
Sansei
seasick
Silver Star
surrender
World War Two
wounded in action (WIA)
Yonsei
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Philip Kenzo Kurokawa oral history interview, September 25, 2006
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/727-Kurokawa-Philip-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1931 Feb 10
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Phil
Sarge
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)-Reserves
War or Conflict
Korean War, 1950-1953
Index
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Yes
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Philip Kenzo Kurokawa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 25, 2006
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Kurokawa, Philip Kenzo: 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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2006OH0727_02_Kurokawa
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Kurokawa continues his discussion on what it was like to be in Japan during war times, including activities that were available during that time such as watching sumo wrestling. He also speaks about the living conditions, food shortages and propaganda on the radio. Next, he recalls the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the military occupation of Japan. Then, in 1946, he would head back to the United States where his mother would find work in Pennsylvania and he would complete his high school degree. After spending a year at University of Hawaii, Kurokawa would enlist in the Army and head to Fort Ord in California to begin his basic training. After his completion of basic training he was given the rank of private and would get ready for his next steps.
Subject
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Japan--During World War II
Education
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:57:34
Language
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eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 September 25
Spatial Coverage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
442nd Regimental Combat Team
63rd Infantry
American Concentration Camps
Atomic bombs
basic training
Emperor Hirohito
Executive Order 9066
Fort Ord
General MacArthur
incendiary bombs. Tokyo
infantryman
integrated unit
Japan
Korean War
Military Occupational Service (MOS)
Occupation of Japan
propaganda
radio
rice
Tokyo Rose
Waynesboro
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Shigeo "Pro" Yokote oral history interview, March 20, 2004
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/419-Yokote-Shigeo-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Dec 17
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Pro
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Camp Grant, Illinois
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
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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Shigeo Yokote oral history interview, part 5 of 6, March 20, 2004
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Yokote, Shigeo: 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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2004OH0419_05_Yokote
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Yokote talks about a photograph that shows members of the band he was involved in. After this he talks about the advantages of being in the band as opposed to an infantryman. As he wasn't involved in much front line duty, he was stunted in his promotional growth but would finish as a private first class, but would not be at risk as much as an infantryman. He gives praise to those that were part of the infantry and also to all those that were a part of the military service overseas. Next, he talks about the assignments they had as a band, including involvement with the Lost Battalion and Vosges Mountain campaigns. They would also be involved with memorial services, parades and sometimes even concerts.
Subject
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World War II--Music and the war
Arts and literature
Military service--Veteran history
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:30:17
Language
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eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004 March 20
Spatial Coverage
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Rancho Cordova, California
206th Army Ground Forces Band
442nd Regimental Combat Team
advantage
band
casualties
concerts
France
infantryman
Italy
liberation
litter-bearer
Lost Battalion
medals
medics
memorial service
music
parade
photographs
private first class
replacements
service
trombone
uniforms
veterans
Vosges Mountains