Fred Kitada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, June 26, 2004

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Kitada talks about his experiences with weapons training, provides some thoughts regarding going overseas, and discusses his experiences during his furlough including staying with a former neighbor and visiting his family at Manzanar Concentration Camp. He then talks about traveling to Europe on the Queen Mary and his experiences in New York. Next, Kitada talks about his first combat experiences in Southern France, discusses his mortar assignment carrying ammunition, and talks about his living conditions in Italy. Lastly, Kitada discusses learning about President Roosevelt’s death, and talks about soldiers who were killed in action.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:43

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0461_02_Kitada

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/461-Kitada-Fred-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Dec 28

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Kitada, Fred: narrator, Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Fred Kitada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, June 26, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050577.