Sonsei Nakamura oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 20, 2000
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Nakamura discusses growing up on a sugar planation in Ewa, Hawaii and what it was like attending Japanese language school, and working on the planation, as well as recalling stories regarding values he learned and the discipline he received. He then talks about leaving school after ninth grade to work various jobs in Honolulu until he joined the National Guard one year prior to the start of World War Two. As part of the National Guard, Nakamura's duties included preparing machine guns, ammunition, and supplies as a supply sergeant. Lastly, Nakamura discusses his feelings and experiences immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and traveling to Camp McCoy for basic training.
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video/m4v
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00:28:02
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Spatial Coverage
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2000OH0131_01_Nakamura
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/131-Nakamura-Sonsei-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1915 Nov 19
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
Location of Basic Training
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Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Nakamura, Sonsei: narrator, Fukushima, Karen: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Sonsei Nakamura oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 20, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051043.