Hideto Kono oral history interview, part 4 of 6, September 26, 1999
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Kono discusses his experiences cave-flushing which involved talking Japanese civilians and soldiers out of caves. He then talks about his assignment in occupied Japan; getting discharged; and his experiences interrogating Japanese POWs. Next, Kono continues to discuss his cave-flushing duties and interactions with Japanese civilians and soldiers; as well as experiences during raids on Iwo Jima and Saipan. Lastly, Kono discusses the interrogation of Okinawan on Saipan; suicides on Saipan; and his first impressions of Iwo Jima and Saipan.
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video/m4v
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0:28:57
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Spatial Coverage
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1999OH0077_04_Kono
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/077-Kono-Hideto-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1922 May 11
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
Branch of Service
Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Kono, Hideto: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hideto Kono oral history interview, part 4 of 6, September 26, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050401.