Shigeo Yokote oral history interview, part 4 of 6, March 20, 2004

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Description

Yokote talks about his induction into the Army, getting his draft notice and heading to Presidio Monterey. He talks about the activities they did during their first basic training at Camp Grant, including inspections and KP duty. After this, he would go to medical training, where he learned to dress wounds and what to do while on the battlefield. They would then be moved again to Camp Blanding for a second infantry training. He then discusses loyalty and what it meant to be an American and what it took to earn that title.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:30:04

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0419_04_Yokote

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/419-Yokote-Shigeo-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1916 Dec 17

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Yokote, Shigeo: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shigeo Yokote oral history interview, part 4 of 6, March 20, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050215.