Choichi Shimabukuro oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 30, 1998

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Shimabukuro discusses his childhood growing in a plantation camp on Kauai. He details about his high school experiences and briefly his family life. Shimabukuro also discusses being drafted, his experiences at Schofield Barracks, and the events Pearl Harbor and aftermath. The journey to Camp McCoy is briefly discussed.

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video/m4v

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0:27:25

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1998OH0028_01_Shimabukuro

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/028-Shimabukuro-Choichi-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Apr 22

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War or Conflict

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Citation

Shimabukuro, Choichi: narrator, Hashisaka, Ann: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Choichi Shimabukuro oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 30, 1998,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049921.