Sam Furukawa oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 30, 2005

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Description

Furukawa talks about his work in the car repair industry. He also discusses college and being drafted. He describes preparing for deployment and his time at Camp Shelby. He explains the different types of military training that he received. Furukawa describes his voyage overseas and landing in France. He talks about how his brother was killed in action. He explains how he captured German soldiers held up in a farmhouse. He also talks about his first combat experience.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:28:14

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2005OH0562_03_Furukawa

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/562-Furukawa-Sam-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1925 Sep 22

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Furukawa, Sam: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Sam Furukawa oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 30, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051381.