Ben Umeda oral history interview, part 4 of 7, June 13, 2004

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Description

Umeda talks more about the Gila River Concentration Camp and the living conditions in Arizona, surrounded by barbed wire but being able to go outside of the camp occasionally. He would end up leaving the camp and working at a cannery and living in a boarding house in the midwest. Then, he would begin trade school at Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, working at a bakery after class. While working, he would receive his draft notice, and head to Camp Blanding for his basic training. However, he would be rerouted to Fort Snelling to begin his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS).

Format

0:30:23

Extent

eng

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0457_04_Umeda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/457-Umeda-Ben-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Oct 22

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Umeda, Ben: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Ben Umeda oral history interview, part 4 of 7, June 13, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050549.