Lawrence Kamiya oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 20, 2000

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Description

Kamiya discusses his life before the war as an orphan, with siblings, on a sugar plantation in Kekaha and as a young adult in Honolulu. He also gives an account of being drafted and his experience during the Pearl Harbor attack. In addition he discusses being on the ship Royal T. Frank when it got attacked in Hana, Camp McCoy, and Camp Shelby. He also talks about his deployment to North Africa.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:25:23

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2000OH0132_01_Kamiya

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/132-Kamiya-Lawrence-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Aug 10

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Kamiya, Lawrence: narrator, Galinato, Rae Ann: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Lawrence Kamiya oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 20, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051058.