James Oura oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 23, 2005

Oura discusses more about the discrimination he saw while in Mississippi and the struggles between the Hawaiian and mainland soldiers. He also talks about his captain that made a big difference in training them and readying them for battle. He and some friends would go on a furlough to New York before getting shipped overseas to Naples, Italy. He would ship out of Newport News, Virginia, and spend nearly a month zig-zagging across the Atlantic to their destination. He discusses the intricacies of convoying and what it was like during his first days of combat, including seeing dead bodies and climbing through mountainous ranges.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/625-Oura-James-3.m4v

1923 Nov 15

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