George Ishihara oral history interview, part 4 of 6, February 6, 2000
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Ishihara discusses going to Fort Logan for orientation and then Camp Shelby for basic training and talks about the differences and tensions between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers at Camp Shelby. He also talks about the weather and living conditions while at Louisiana maneuvers, and his assignment driving German POWs to Alabama to harvest peanuts. He also describes working as a driver for a kitchen truck in the Army and his role working in the kitchen unit, and discusses the different types of batteries within his unit. Lastly, Ishihara discusses experiencing discrimination and witnessing segregation while traveling to visit his family at Minidoka Incarceration Camp, and recalls traveling overseas to Italy.
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video/m4v
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00:29:04
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2000OH0107_04_Ishihara
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/107-Ishihara-George-4.m4v
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1921 Feb 22
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Citation
Ishihara, George: narrator, Tagami, Steve: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Ishihara oral history interview, part 4 of 6, February 6, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050755.