Ray Wells oral history interview, part 2 of 4, September 8, 2007
Ray Wells's interview is combined with Julian Quayles
Julian Quayles joins the National Guards during his sophomore year in college. He is a part of Company B, 124th Infantry, 31st Division. Julian does his training at Camp Blanding. He describes the living conditions and training.
When Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, both Julian and Ray Wells are called to active duty. When Julian and Ray go overseas, they first arrive in Oran, Africa. They share stories of American soldiers being attacked in Africa.
After Africa, Julian and Ray travel to Italy. Ray's first battle is at Mount Rotondo. Julian his capture captured by German soldiers in the town of Persano.
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2007OH0800_02_Wells
Julian Quayles oral history interview, part 2 of 4, September 8, 2007
Julian Quayles' interview is combined with Ray Wells.
Julian Quayles joins the National Guards during his sophomore year in college. He is a part of Company B, 124th Infantry, 31st Division. Julian does his training at Camp Blanding. He describes the living conditions and training.
When Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, both Julian and Ray Wells are called to active duty. When Julian and Ray go overseas, they first arrive in Oran, Africa. They share stories of American soldiers being attacked in Africa.
After Africa, Julian and Ray travel to Italy. Ray's first battle is at Mount Rotondo. Julian his capture captured by German soldiers in the town of Persano.
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2007OH0801M_02_Quayles
Rodney Yoshinobu Miyamoto oral history interview, part 3 of 3, June 28, 2007
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Miyamoto continues his recollection of growing up on Hilo, where his pidgin English was heavy and his normal English was inconsistent. After graduation from high school, he and his family would move to Kalihi on Oahu. It was there that he would see the attacks on Pearl Harbor, thinking that it was just a military maneuver. Shortly after, his uncle would be taken in by the FBI, until after joining the Army, Miyamoto would write a letter to the military government asking for his release. He would be transported to the mainland and taken to basic training at Camp Shelby, as part of the original 442nd Regiment. Next, he talks about his first combat experience, facing discrimination, and seeing his cousin who was fighting with the 100th Regiment.
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2007OH0780_03_Miyamoto
Masato Doi oral history interview, part 2 of 7, September 26, 2003
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Doi talks more about his high school education, attending Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, where he would learn social values as well as further his education. He would also partake in acting and even get to take part in a Huckleberry Finn play. Next, he talks about being at tennis practice at the University of Hawaii when he saw the attacks on Pearl Harbor. He would join the territorial guard, and then help to form the Varsity Victory Volunteers at the University of Hawaii.
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2003OH0230R_02_Doi
Fred Yasukochi oral history interview, part 6 of 6, August 25, 2001
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Yasukochi talks about the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the effects it had on his family. His father would be taken by the FBI along with his brother and put into prisons for a few days, while his mother and other siblings were taken to Poston concentration camp in Arizona. He finishes by talking about his induction and basic training at Camp Roberts and Camp Robinson.
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2001OH0193_06_Yasukochi
James Oura oral history interview, part 1 of 6, October 23, 2005
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Oura begins the interview talking about how his family came from Miyagi prefecture to Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to work at the sugar plantation, where James and his siblings would grow up with very little money and food but surviving nonetheless. He would attend both english and Japanese language schools and end up graduating from Kahuka High School. Soon after, the attacks on Pearl Harbor occurred and he remembers seeing a fallen plane and hearing about the attacks on the radio. As he was a boy scout, they were told he would be a messenger if needed.
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2005OH0625_01_Oura
Robert Takashige oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 22, 2005
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After arriving at Camp McCoy, Takashige would be chosen to be part of a secret experiment at Cat Island in Mississippi. The Army was testing and training dogs to track down Japanese soldiers and would use Japanese Americans to help train the dogs and track them down with scent. He talks about soldiers having dog bites and having to dress up in a Japanese Army uniform as part of the training. After this, he would head back to Camp Shelby, where they would do maneuvers in Louisiana and then get ready for shipment. Upon shipment, they would first land in North Africa, before moving into Italy. Next, he talks about his first day in combat.
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2005OH0624_03_Takashige
Arthur Nishimoto oral history interview, part 2 of 7, September 28, 2005
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Nishimoto talks about meeting his wife during his junior year of high school and the activities they used to do for fun. He also talks about going to Japanese language school for a few years, where he would learn discipline and leadership. He would also attend a Mormon church and begin to follow that faith, even having a self led group of soldiers in the 442nd that would continue to follow the religion. He also talks a bit more about his childhood in Hawaii, getting into trouble often and learning what consequences were. Next, he talks about being on his rooftop, watching the Japanese planes attack Pearl Harbor and trying to understand why it was happening. To prove his loyalty, he and his friends would volunteer for the Army right after.
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2005OH0612_02_Nishimoto
Tetsuya Ted Oye oral history interview, part 2 of 4, May 20, 2008
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Oye continues his recollection of joining the Army by taking his brothers draft spot and reporting to Camp Robinson. He would first begin his training there before being sent to Camp Crowder to begin training with the Quartermaster Corps, and not being around many Nisei soldiers. Next, he talks about Executive Order 9066 and his parents being sent to the Puyallup assembly center and then Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho. He would be reassigned to training at Camp Carson, then Camp Hale to do office work before finally landing at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. There, he found out about the 442nd Regiment being formed and would become a squad leader. He talks about the maneuvers and Earl Finch, and what it was like to be in the South during that time. After this, he would be sent to Newport News to be shipped out to Europe.
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2008OH0731_02_Oye
Charles Oda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, May 14, 2005
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Oda continues his recollection of his time with the 3 Year Swimming Club, in which they would get to travel throughout Hawaii and the United States for tournaments, and would be known as some of the best swimmers. It was thanks to this, that he would gain a scholarship for swimming at the University of Hawaii. Next, he talks about Pearl Harbor and seeing the smoke from afar at college, and thinking that it was just a training maneuver. He would find out shortly that it was the Japanese bombing Pearl harbor and would immediately head home. He then talks about Hung Wai Ching and the Varsity Victory Volunteers lobbying for an all-Japanese regiment, which would later become the 442nd Regiment. With encouragement from Ralph Yempuku, Oda would join the Army and head to Schofield Barracks before being sent to Camp Shelby to begin his basic training with H company and cannon company.
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2005OH0567_02_Oda
Masuo Tsuda oral history interview, part 3 of 5, May 1, 2005
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Tsuda talks about facing discrimination after the war and not being served at a gas station. He would go on to volunteer with the Army, get inducted at Fort Douglas and began basic training at Camp Shelby. There, he would join up with E company and learn bayonet training, among other things. He would take a furlough before being shipped overseas in a convoy of ships. They would land in Sicily first, before docking in Naples where they would begin their first campaign, going through Civitavecchia and then Hill 140. He talks about the battles and the intricacies of war.
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2005OH0564_03_Tsuda
Charles Saiki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, March 19, 2005
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Saiki discusses more about his childhood years, including festivals where the local children would be able to try sumo wrestling and win prizes. He would attend Kauai High School and talks about his whereabouts during the Pearl Harbor attacks. His local church would be taken over by the military and the rice farm would be affected. Soon after, he would volunteer for the Army and get inducted at Hanapepe. They would be shipped from Kauai to Honolulu to report to Schofield Barracks, then be shipped to the mainland on the SS Lurline and trained down in Mississippi. At Camp Shelby, he would be assigned to service company and then motor pool to be a truck driver with A company, which would later merge with the 100th Infantry Battalion. He talks about the furloughs he took and the training that he received.
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2005OH0547_02_Saiki
Kazuo Hinatsu oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 10, 2005
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Hinatsu discusses the regimental structure of the Headquarters company and communications platoon. While at Camp Shelby, he would begin his work in the cadre, teaching discipline to the new Army recruits. He talks about the Hawaiian soldiers and learning pidgin english, while the weather was hot and humid. He also talks about going into Hattiesburg and seeing the segregated structures. His duty with the wire section, would be to lay wire down for communication channels. After Camp Shelby, he would be shipped overseas, many soldiers getting seasick and gambling along the way.
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2005OH0530_03_Hinatsu
Tommy Nishioka oral history interview, part 3 of 7, June 21, 2000
Nishioka first discusses the prejudice that he saw when he arrived in Mississippi and the segregation on the buses, which he found deeply unfair. He also talks about the different things he encountered while in basic training, such as snakes, chiggers and ticks, amongst the hot and humid weather. Next, he talks about the training activities they did as they were rushed through, trying to ready them to be replacements overseas. He would train as a first scout, before his sergeant moved him up to a non-commissioned officer position. He also talks about the relationship between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers and volunteering to be a replacement for the 100th Infantry Battalion. After this, he talks about visiting the American concentration camp in Jerome, Idaho and seeing the limited lives that the incarcerated had.
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2000OH0135_03_Nishioka
George Ishihara oral history interview, part 4 of 6, February 6, 2000
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Ishihara discusses going to Fort Logan for orientation and then Camp Shelby for basic training and talks about the differences and tensions between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers at Camp Shelby. He also talks about the weather and living conditions while at Louisiana maneuvers, and his assignment driving German POWs to Alabama to harvest peanuts. He also describes working as a driver for a kitchen truck in the Army and his role working in the kitchen unit, and discusses the different types of batteries within his unit. Lastly, Ishihara discusses experiencing discrimination and witnessing segregation while traveling to visit his family at Minidoka Incarceration Camp, and recalls traveling overseas to Italy.
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2000OH0107_04_Ishihara
Joseph Ichiuji oral history interview, part 2 of 7, June 28, 1999
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Ichiuji would be drafted into the Army, getting inducted in San Francisco and taking his basic training at Camp Roberts. There, he would learn to shoot the Howitzer gun and join in on maneuvers. However, once the attacks on Pearl Harbor occurred, he was discharged from the Army and would return to his family that was being evacuated from their home. They would end up in Poston concentration camp, Ichiuji talks about his and his parent's reaction to being forcefully removed. Next, he talks about the living conditions of the camp, being in a desert with barbed wire all around. In order to escape the camps, he would end up volunteering for the Army after hearing that the 442nd was being formed.
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1999OH0071_02_Ichiuji
Joseph Ichiuji oral history interview, part 1 of 7, June 28, 1999
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Joseph Ichiuji begins the interview talking about growing up in Pacific Grove, California, fishing and playing football with his siblings. He talks about facing discrimination in the job market and attending Japanese language school while also attending regular schooling. Next, he talks about his recreational activities, such as going to dances and camping. After high school, he would work with his mother at the fish cannery. He would be drafted into the Army and begin his basic training at Camp Roberts. While there, the attacks on Pearl Harbor would occur while he was on furlough. He would then be taken from the artillery unit he was in and moved to Fort Lewis in Washington, where he would get his discharge papers.
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1999OH0071_01_Ichiuji
Tetsuo Tateishi oral history interview, part 1 of 6, April 17, 2004
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Tateishi begins the interview talking about how his family came from Hiroshima in Japan and settled in Hawaii. Growing up in Hawaii, he would attend McKinley High School and pick pineapples in his spare time, before joining the National Guard. He talks about his whereabouts during the attacks on Pearl Harbor, seeing planes fly overhead and thinking the Army was doing maneuvers. He talks about the guard duty that he had while in the 298th Regiment of the National Guard, learning general orders and taking four hour shifts. After this, the 100th Infantry Battalion would be formed, and Tateishi would head to Wisconsin where he would see snow for the first time and then Camp Shelby to begin his basic training.
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2004OH0433_01_Tateishi
Norman Ikari oral history interview, part 3 of 7, June 26, 1999
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Ikari discusses where his family ended up after Executive Order 9066 was signed, sent to a mixture of Rohwer, Poston and Manzanar Concentration Camps. While visiting on leave, he would see the barbed wire in certain sections of the camp and the living conditions. Next, he talks about his basic training, first training as a medic and then being transferred to Camp Shelby, losing his rank and starting back at private. He talks about being in the South, and the friction between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers, seeing many fights and arguments until the Hawaiian soldiers were taken to an American concentration camp to see circumstances the mainlanders were dealing with.
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1999OH0068_03_Ikari
Joe Muramatsu oral history interview, part 2 of 3, April 16, 2004
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Muramatsu discusses about his experiences on the Mainland, at Camp Shelby, and maneuvers. He details about the 100th Club, being assigned to and experiences in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Muramatsu also discusses about his post-war life.
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2004OH0430_02_Muramatsu
Hiromi Suehiro oral history interview, part 1 of 5, June 9, 1999
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Hiromi Suehiro begins the interview talking about his family and how they immigrated to Hawaii. His father, coming from Japan, ended up fighting in World War I for the United States, while his mother was born in Hawaii. While growing up, he would take an anti-Japan stance, as a way to make sure his father would not send him there, attending Japanese language school but not taking the exams amongst other things. After high school, he would attend the University of Hawaii while working as a watch maker as well. He talks more about his family and growing up in Hawaii before speaking about where he was during the Pearl Harbor attacks. Living just 10 miles from Pearl Harbor, he would see Japanese planes flying above his home and even seeing debris hitting his neighbors homes.
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1999OH0066_01_Suehiro
Roy Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 7, March 21, 2004
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While in the camps, Sato would be faced with the loyalty questionnaire, in which he would answer yes, yes, effectively placing himself in the draft. At the time, his mother did not want him to join the Army, but would end up getting drafted and despite being sick as a child, he would be accepted. He would get inducted and head back to Jerome concentration camp where he would spend time with his family before heading out to Camp Robinson. After this, he would go to Camp Blanding in Florida to begin his basic training, getting assigned to be a driver. He talks about the various activities they did to train and the leadership they had. He would go on a furlough to see family before being shipped overseas.
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2004OH0422_03_Sato
Manabi "Colorado" Hirasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 6, April 17, 1999
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Hirasaki talks about his Louisiana Maneuvers training and experiences overseas in the military. He shares his perspectives on the benefits of a segregated military unit and his motives for enlisting in the military. He also talks about cultural differences he observed from Hawaiian soldiers and how his nickname came about.
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1999OH0049_03_Hirasaki
Makoto Takiguchi oral history interview, part 2 of 5, December 1, 1998
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Takiguchi discusses working in a sugar mill after high school, his desire to travel after the war, and his experiences after basic training in Honolulu including describing a close call with a Japanese submarine. He then talks about his experiences with segregation in Mississippi, describes firing a machine gun for the first time, and talks about training at Louisiana Maneuvers. Next, Takiguchi discusses shipping out to Oran, traveling to Salerno, and combat experiences in Italy. Lastly, Takiguchi talks about a soldier killed in action, his first day in combat, and the duties of soldiers in an infantry.
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1998OH0031_02_Takiguchi
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