Thomas "Espy" Espineda oral history interview, part 2 of 6, January 30, 1999
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Espineda continues to talk about his induction into the army. He describes Camp Shelby. He discusses segregated units. He describes his basic training. He talks about Hawaiian soldiers in his unit and the cultural diversity in the present day. Espineda describes his station in Virginia. He briefly discusses his furlough in New Orleans. He describes his journey to Europe and landing in Naples, Italy.
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0:28:13
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1999OH0040_02_Espineda
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/040-Espineda-Thomas-2.m4v
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1924 Mar 24
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Yes
Citation
Espineda, Thomas: narrator, Kawata, Ian: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Thomas "Espy" Espineda oral history interview, part 2 of 6, January 30, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050017.