Takashi Nakamoto oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 27, 2005
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Nakamoto talks about his relationships with Hawaiian Soldiers. He describes the food served during wartime. He attempts to explain the front line rotation process. He discusses snipers. He talks about the casualties in his unit. He explains how his unit captured Bruyères, France. He briefly talks about his guard duty. He describes how he captured Prisoners of War. Nakamoto discusses German military equipment and the weapons he used during wartime. He describes his return to the United States. He talks about his family's lives after World War Two. He discusses landing in Chicago, Illinois. He talks about his return to Watts, Los Angeles, California. He describes his flower shops in Watts and Walteria, Torrance, California. He explains his involvement in veterans organizations. He reflects on his military service. He talks about his children and grandchildren. He describes his personal travel and his return to Europe.
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video/m4v
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0:30:16
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Spatial Coverage
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2005OH0537_04_Nakamoto
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/537-Nakamoto-Tom-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1918 Sep 27
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Nakamoto, Takashi: narrator, Hayashida, Kenneth: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Takashi Nakamoto oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 27, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051215.