Paul Yamashita oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 26, 2003
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Yamashita talks more about his time at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. There, he see segregation of races for the first time and talks about some of the experiences he had there. He also talks about meeting Earl Finch and how generous he was towards the 442nd. Shortly after, he would be shipped overseas, first to North Africa and then to Naples, Italy to join the 100th Infantry Battalion. They would do a lot of walking those first few days, but would eventually reach the front lines. Yamashita also talks about carrying a full pack and what that entails.
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video/m4v
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0:26:47
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2003OH0381_02_Yamashita
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/381-Yamashita-Paul-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1920 Dec 09
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Yamashita, Paul: narrator, Takeshita, Pat: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Paul Yamashita oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 26, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049857.