Hiroshi Tanaka oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 27, 2005
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Tanaka talks about his cousins that were living in Japan during the war and the communications he had with them. Next, he talks about the route to joining the 442nd in Nice. After this, they would march forward to begin a surprise attack on the German soldiers on the Gothic Line. He talks about the process of climbing the mountain in pitch darkness, and how they determined where to shoot the mortars. He also discusses the leadership of the non-commissioned officers and the casualties that they took. From there, he would see the retreat of the German soldiers, and would see them surrendering by the thousands. They would move forward and end up at Lake Como in Italy.
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video/m4v
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0:28:48
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2005OH0608_04_Tanaka
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/608-Tanaka-Hiroshi-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1922 Feb 08
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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Tanaka, Hiroshi: narrator, Garvey, John: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hiroshi Tanaka oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 27, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051658.