Tsuneo Takemoto oral history interview, part 1 of 6, November 30, 1998
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In this segment, Takemoto describes his family background and life prior to the onset of the Second World War. His parents were Niseis who did not have a strong connection to Japan. While working for the Hilo Electric Light Company, Takemoto voluntarily enlisted for the Army without consulting with his parents leading to a short-lived feud. He played baseball in his school-aged years, but claims that he was disallowed to play with other Japanese American soldiers in the Army because he was not from Honolulu.
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video/m4v
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0:29:44
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1998OH0033_01_Takemoto
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/033-Takemoto-Tsuneo-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Jun 26
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Takemoto, Tsuneo: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Tsuneo Takemoto oral history interview, part 1 of 6, November 30, 1998,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049956.