Richard "Dick" Narasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 12, 1998

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Narasaki describes his embarkation and the journey across Europe to meet up with the 442nd Infantry Regiment. He recounts moments from combat including his first time using his rifle and the realization that German and US soldiers were similar. Finally, he shares how he became close with the Hawaiian boys, his thoughts on the atomic bomb, and how innocent lives are always lost in war.

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video/m4v

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00:27:37

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1998OH0010_03_Narasaki

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/010-Narasaki-Dick-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1926 Jan 13

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

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Citation

Narasaki, Richard: narrator, Uchida, Stephanie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Richard "Dick" Narasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 12, 1998,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049636.