Charles Saiki oral history interview, part 3 of 5, March 19, 2005

Saiki continues his conversation about being in Camp Shelby and they would be given the chance to take a furlough to the American concentration camps where he had cousins living. After that, he would be shipped out to Europe, joining up with the 442nd with the motor pool squad. Upon his arrival, he would see the heavy shelling that truck drivers took and be involved in the black market to gain extra spending money. He would be set in the back lines of the war during the Po Valley campaign and would head to Lake Como for rest and relaxation. The Germans would surrender shortly after and they would head back to the mainland, then back to Kauai. He talks about his return to Hawaii and his parents reaction to seeing him again.

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2005 March 19

2005OH0547_03_Saiki

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/547-Saiki-Charles-3.m4v

1924 Jun 03

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