Fred Kitada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, June 26, 2004
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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.
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video/m4v
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0:28:43
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Spatial Coverage
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2004OH0461_02_Kitada
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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
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Entrance into Service
Location of Basic Training
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Campaigns/Battles
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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 April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050577.