Thomas Takano oral history interview, part 5 of 8, October 8, 2004
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Takano discusses Italian civilians; talks about getting a pass to visit Rome; discusses his experiences in Florence; and talks about the worst combat experiences. He then talks about combat experiences in France; discusses a soldier who stepped on a land mine; talks about booby traps; and discusses combat experiences in Bruyeres. Next, Takano talks about firing against German soldiers; talks about receiving an appendectomy and his hospital stay while in combat; and discusses going to the replacement depot after getting discharged from the hospital. Lastly, Takano talks about traveling to Nice; returning to combat; seeing a German airplane for the first time; and his encounters with POWs while traveling.
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0:28:12
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2004OH0500_05_Takano
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/500-Takano-Thomas-5.m4v
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1925 Aug 02
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Takano, Thomas: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Thomas Takano oral history interview, part 5 of 8, October 8, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050856.