George Yamada oral history interview, part 4 of 4, July 10, 2004
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Yamada talks about his experiences with the Women’s Army Corps (WACS) at Fort Snelling, discusses visiting [Minidoka] incarceration camp, and talks about his assignments at Fort Snelling as a clerk. He then talks about his troop train assignment, discusses Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS), and tells a story about a Nisei soldier who was a prisoner of war. Next, Yamada talks about getting discharged and his experiences after including traveling through the Pacific Northwest; employment; and recreational activities. Lastly, Yamada discusses his wife and children.
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video/m4v
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0:30:05
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Spatial Coverage
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2004OH0466_04_Yamada
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/466-Yamada-George-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Nov 16
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Yamada, George: narrator, Yee, Govan: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Yamada oral history interview, part 4 of 4, July 10, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050599.