James Yamate oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 12, 2004

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Yamate talks about his family's forced removal. He talks about his brief stint in medical school. He discusses his visits with his family while they were in Amache Concentration Camp. He describes his family's life in Colorado. Yamate talks about joining the 44th division. He describes embarking from Boston, Massachusetts and his journey to Europe. He talks about landing on Normandy Beach in France. He describes his first combat experience. Yamate talks about being a medic and caring for the wounded.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:22

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0490_03_Yamate

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/490-Yamate-James-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1920 Jun 12

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Yamate, James: narrator, Yee, Govan: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “James Yamate oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 12, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050782.