Wesley Koyano oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 6, 2005
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Koyano continues to discuss a trip he took to Japan when he was a child. He talks about being drafted and his duties shortly before his deployment. He describes Camp Shelby. He discusses concentration camps and racial discrimination. Koyano talks about his basic training and his relationships with other soldiers. He explains how he said goodbye to his family. He describes his journey to Europe. He talks about landing in Naples, Italy and the end of World War Two.
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video/m4v
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0:27:25
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2005OH0590_02_Koyano
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/590-Koyano-Wesley-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1925 Jan 14
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Location of Basic Training
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Yes
Citation
Koyano, Wesley: narrator, Iketani, Todd: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Wesley Koyano oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 6, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051544.