Juno Kaneshige oral history interview, part 3 of 5, October 21, 2005

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Kaneshige discusses being train for rifleman using 30-30 rifle in basic training. he discusses about discrimination in the military. Kaneshige recalls going overseas, his first combat experiences, and Hill 140. In combat, he gets hit by shrapnel and gets treatment in the hospital. In the hospital Kaneshige faces racism and gets into a fight which leads him to go to Repo Depo. Evetually, he is discharge and goes back to the Mainland.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:39

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Honolulu, Hawaii

Identifier

2005OH0620_03_Kaneshige

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/620-Kaneshige-Juno-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1924 Mar 02

Location of Birth

Makaweli (Kauai), Hawaii

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Location of Basic Training

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Campaigns/Battles

Rome-Arno Campaign

Index

Yes

Citation

Kaneshige, Juno: narrator, Okitsu, Walter: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Juno Kaneshige oral history interview, part 3 of 5, October 21, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051710.