Mitsuo Kodama oral history interview, part 6 of 6, May 6, 2004

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Kodama continues talking about the end of the war, helping with the interrogation process of German prisoners of war. He would miss the first pool of soldiers to head home on the points system but be granted a 30-day leave, in which he would travel throughout Italy, spending two weeks in Venice. After this, he would return back to Chicago, taking a trip to California to visit family before getting back to Chicago. He also talks about how he met his wife and his family background. After this, he talks about the legacy of the Nisei, talking about how they had to prove that they were American citizens. Finally, he's joined by his wife and they discuss her whereabouts during the war.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:30:36

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0451_06_Kodama

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/451-Kodama-Mitsuo-6.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Jan 05

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

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Yes

Citation

Kodama, Mitsuo: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mitsuo Kodama oral history interview, part 6 of 6, May 6, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050496.