Frank Takao oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 25, 1999

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Description

Takao discusses volunteering for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and going to the mainland for basic training. Takao and five friends volunteer and only himself and a friend is selected. Takao is assign to Company C, First Battalion, Fourth Platoon as a motorman. On leave, Takao experience cultural shock with segregation. Also Takao explains his feeling about Nisei Mainlanders.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:01

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

1999OH0076_02_Takao

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/076-Takao-Frank-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Oct 03

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Campaigns/Battles

Index

Yes

Citation

Takao, Frank: narrator et al., “Frank Takao oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 25, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050394.