Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, part 2 of 5, June 19, 2000
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Kurahara discusses about camp experiences at Tule Lake Concentration Camp. During this time his Mother is ill and passes away after visiting the children in camp. Only Jan, Kurahara's brother is allow to leave camp to attend their Mother's the funeral in Sacramento. Kurahara remembers his Step Father is the only visitor they family had in camp. Kurahara goes to Camp Blanding for basic training. He recalls his war experiences of Champagne Campaign, Po Valley and the Gothic Line. In battle, Kurahara is wounded and goes to the hospital. He shares a story about being an honor guard and his twin brother being hospitalize.
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video/m4v
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0:27:56
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Spatial Coverage
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2000OH0127_02_Kurahara
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/127-Kurahara-Conrad-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1925 Oct 13
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Location of Basic Training
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Yes
Citation
Kurahara, Conrad: narrator, Sato, Christine: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Conrad Kurahara oral history interview, part 2 of 5, June 19, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050989.