Hiroshi Tanaka oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 27, 2005

Tanaka discusses his time at Poston concentration camp in Arizona. He would work outside of the camp, but when the loyalty questions came about, he would end up answering no, yes and getting drafted into the Army. He was attending art school in Kansas when he received his induction notice and would head to Camp Shelby to begin his basic training. He would be trained with the mortar squad and become a replacement with the 442nd Regiment. He talks about the shipment to Europe, first going to Scotland, then going through Europe and eventually landed in Le Havre. He also talks about the whereabouts of his family during the war, including his father having a hearing in Santa Fe.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/608-Tanaka-Hiroshi-3.m4v

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