Mitsuo Hamasu oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 23, 2005

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Description

Hamasu discusses his role and duties as staff sergeant in F Company, leaving Hawaii and being assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion, and what it was like traveling to the Mainland and going to Wisconsin for basic training at Camp McCoy. Hamasu then went to Camp Shelby and describes his living conditions there, as well as the time he spent at Louisiana Maneuvers. Next, Hamasu talks about meeting up with 442nd, going to Camp Kilmer, and then shipping out to Oran, Africa where he was assigned to the 34th Division and received training before shipping out to Salerno, Italy.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:33

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Honolulu, Hawaii

Identifier

2005OH0628_02_Hamasu

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/628-Hamasu-Mitsuo-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Jun 23

Location of Birth

Kalapana, Hawaii

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Index

Yes

Citation

Hamasu, Mitsuo: narrator, Toguchi, Tracy: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mitsuo Hamasu oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 23, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051750.