Harry "Rainbow" Tokashiki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2003

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Description

Tokashiki describes one of his military furloughs. He describes his Anti-Tank unit and his commanding officers. He talks about the Concentration Camps that Japanese Americans were forced to move into. He discusses his journey to Camp Shelby. He goes on to describe his experiences at Camp Shelby. He describes his journey to Europe and landing in Italy. Tokashiki talks about his time in Anzio and Rome. He describes his first battle at Hill 140. He briefly talks about the Lost Battalion. He describes Grasse, France and his journey through other parts of France.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:21

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0389_02_Tokashiki

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/389-Tokashiki-Harry-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Dec 17

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Tokashiki, Harry: narrator et al., “Harry "Rainbow" Tokashiki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049927.