James Oura oral history interview, part 4 of 6, October 23, 2005

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Dublin Core

Description

Oura talks about the various combat campaigns that he was involved with and the different experiences he had. He would first go through Belvedere, followed by Livorno-Leghorn and Rome-Arno where they would occupy various villages and do reconnaissance. After this he would go through Rhineland-Vosges and then begin the Lost Battalion campaign. He talks about the darkness that they dealt with and how difficult it was. Next, he talks about the last charge that they made in the Lost Battalion and then following up that with the Champagne Campaign.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:48

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2005OH0625_04_Oura

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/625-Oura-James-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Nov 15

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Oura, James: narrator, Sakai, Eileen: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “James Oura oral history interview, part 4 of 6, October 23, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051736.