Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 18, 2005
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Matsushita continues his recollection of his time overseas in combat, including the Lost Battalion campaign in Bruyeres and the Vosges Forest. He would be involved with the combat there and would head to French Riviera to rest while waiting for replacements. They would placed in the Maritime Alps, keeping guard of the Maginot Line. At the end of the war, he would stay around in Europe a bit longer, but would request to be sent to Japan. He would be granted this and begin his time in occupied Japan with the Counter Intelligence Corps. Next, he talks about the medals and awards he received for his time overseas.
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0:29:34
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2005OH0602_04_Matsushita
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/602-Matsushita-Tom-4.m4v
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1924 Sep 14
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Matsushita, Tomii: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Tomii Tom Matsushita oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 18, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051623.