Charles Ozaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, March 5, 2005
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Ozaki begins the interview with an introduction of his family background, his family coming from Wakayama prefecture in Japan and eventually settling in Eau Gallie, Florida. After this, he talks about his whereabouts when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and what it was like to grow up in Florida. He then decided to join the Army and would jump around to different camps, including Camp Blanding and ending up at Camp Shelby. He would then be shipped overseas but the end of the war would be announced while en route. Once arrived in Naples, he would join up with the 442nd and his brother.
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video/m4v
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0:26:44
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Spatial Coverage
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2005OH0538_01_Ozaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/538-Ozaki-Charles-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1926 Mar 06
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Ozaki, Charles: narrator, Hayashida, Kenneth: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Charles Ozaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, March 5, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed October 16, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051226.