Arthur "Art" Iwasaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, February 13, 1999

Iwasaki talks about his siblings, parents, growing up on a farm in Oregon, school, and playing sports. He then talks about his childhood experience with discrimination, getting drafted, his brother's military service, basic training at Fort McClellan, and getting inducted at Fort Thomas in Kentucky. Next, Iwasaki discusses his 4C "enemy alien" classification, his duties at Fort Thomas, and his family's experiences being sent to [Portland] temporary detention facility, and then to Idaho. Lastly, Iwasaki talks about joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement, his first combat experiences, his duties in communications in I Company, his experiences during the liberation of Bruyeres, and his experiences during the rescue of the Lost Battalion.

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1999OH0044_01_Iwasaki

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/044-Iwasaki-Art-1.m4v

1919 Oct 27

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