Arthur "Art" Iwasaki oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 13, 1999
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Iwasaki talks about duties in communications such as laying down wires, and being a courier to deliver documents between the company and the battalion. He then talks about the potential dangers of being in communications; discusses his commanding officers and the chain of command; and provides some thoughts regarding being in a segregated unit and witnessing segregation while he was in basic training in the southern part of the United States. Next, Iwasaki talks about Nisei commanding officers vs. caucasian commanding officers; talks about his rank; and discusses getting discharged. Lastly, Iwasaki provides a message to future generations regarding military service; discusses friends who were killed in action; talks about his involvement with the creation of a war memorial in Los Angeles; and talks about the time he experienced discrimination while trying to visit his family during his furlough.
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video/m4v
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0:30:49
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1999OH0044_04_Iwasaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/044-Iwasaki-Art-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Oct 27
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War or Conflict
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Location of Basic Training
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Yes
Citation
Iwasaki, Arthur: narrator, Fukumoto, Lynn: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Arthur "Art" Iwasaki oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 13, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050047.