Harry Abe oral history interview, part 2 of 4, May 4, 2003

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Description

Abe gets candid about the discrimination that Japanese Americans faced after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He also talks about his military and medical training . Abe discusses the formation of the 442nd. He explains the conflicts between Hawaiian soldiers and Japanese American soldiers. He describes the trip overseas. He talks about how the 442nd merged with the 100th. He reflects on his first combat experience in Italy.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:22

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Manhattan, New York

Identifier

2003OH0348_02_Abe

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URL

http://goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/348-Abe-Harry-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1916 Sep 04

Location of Birth

Seattle, Washington

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Location of Basic Training

Camp Robinson, Arkansas

Index

Yes

Citation

Abe, Harry: narrator, Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Harry Abe oral history interview, part 2 of 4, May 4, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049619.