Ben Umeda oral history interview, part 6 of 7, June 13, 2004

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Description

Umeda talks a little bit more about his time in Seoul, translating newspapers during the occupation. He would return to Japan, where they gave him the option of staying in the military or heading home and a friend convinced him to go home and complete his college education. He would return to the United States, getting discharged at Camp Beale and settling in the Watsonville area after attending UC San Francisco. After this, he talks about his marriage background and the family that came from the marriage.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:30:09

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Marina, California

Identifier

2004OH0457_06_Umeda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/457-Umeda-Ben-6.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Oct 22

Location of Birth

Selma, California

Incarceration Facilities

Gila River Concentration Camp

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Index

Yes

Citation

Umeda, Ben: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Ben Umeda oral history interview, part 6 of 7, June 13, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050551.