Nobo "Nob" Ikuta oral history interview, part 4 of 5, November 23, 2003

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Ikuta talks about his funniest wartime experience at Camp Savage, as well as his worst wartime memory of being taken into protective custody. He then talks about Army friendships; his experiences at the end of the war; returning to the United States and building a house in the Los Angeles area; and his post-war landscaping business. He then talks about working as a landscaper for UCLA, retiring, meeting his wife, and discusses his children. Lastly, Ikuta talks about his post-war trips to Europe which included visiting past battlefields; and discusses how Nisei military service helped the Japanese community.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:26:28

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0401_04_Ikuta

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/401-Ikuta-Nobo-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 Apr 22

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Ikuta, Nobo: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Nobo "Nob" Ikuta oral history interview, part 4 of 5, November 23, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050063.