Robert Yano oral history interview, part 4 of 6, March 6, 2004

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Description

Yano continues to talk about he and his families time at Gila River Concentration Camp and being reclassified for the draft. After this, he talks about the loyalty questionnaire and knowing he would answer yes, yes to the draft questions. He would end up volunteering for the Army shortly after and receiving a senninbari, which was a traditional Japanese stitched belt for luck. He would be sent to Camp Shelby for basic training, and he remarks on the segregation he saw while visiting Hattiesburg, not knowing which bathroom to use and where to sit on the bus. Next, he talks about joining E Company and the relationship between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:29:01

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0415_04_Yano

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/415-Yano-Robert-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1924 Feb 04

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Yano, Robert: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Robert Yano oral history interview, part 4 of 6, March 6, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050182.