Wallace Kagawa oral history interview, part 3 of 5, June 9, 1999
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Kagawa talks about a pre-invasion Air Force bombing; and discusses joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Bruyeres and his company's experiences assisting in the Lost Battalion rescue. He then talks about his duties in communications operating radios, running messages, and laying telephone wires. Next, Kagawa talks about his guard duty assignment, attending signal school, getting discharged, and discusses a friend who was killed in action. Lastly, Kagawa talks about his thoughts regarding German soldiers; his thoughts about war; discussing returning to the United States and going back to school; and talks about receiving medals and decorations including the Bronze Star.
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video/m4v
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0:24:59
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1999OH0063_03_Kagawa
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/063-Kagawa-Wallace-3.m4v
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1917 Jul 31
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Kagawa, Wallace: narrator, Furuya, Kenny: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Wallace Kagawa oral history interview, part 3 of 5, June 9, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050253.