Wataru Misaka oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 17, 2005
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Misaka discusses December 7, 1941 and the aftermath after Pearl Harbor. When the war happens, Misaka focuses on school and plays sports. He recalls his game in New York and Kansas for the NCAA. Misaka remembers when he receives the draft notice to service in the army. He is inducted in June 1944. He goes to Camp Savage and then to Fort Snelling and Fort McClellan for basic training. Misaka joins Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and has experiences with guns.
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video/m4v
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0:30:05
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Spatial Coverage
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2005OH0599_02_Misaka
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/599-Misaka-Wataru-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Dec 21
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Misaka, Wataru: narrator, Graves, Tom: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Wataru Misaka oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 17, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051603.