Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2005

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Description

Maeda discussed Japan attacking Pearl Harbor and volunteering for military service. Maeda received basic training at Camp Shelby and went overseas the first time. He experienced culture shock when he went to the Mainland. Maeda was in E Company and BAR Rifleman .

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video/m4v

Identifier

2005OH0611_02_Maeda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/611-Maeda-Thomas-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Dec 13

Location of Birth

Paia (Maui), Hawaii

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Citation

Maeda, Thomas: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051673.