Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 29, 2001
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Nishikubo talks about his time at Camp Blanding, including getting passes into town, his experiences with discrimination, and basic training duties. He then talks about getting his assignment to go overseas and traveling to Europe, discusses a friend he met at Fort Meade who was killed in combat; and describes Marseilles after he landed and the civilians he encountered. Lastly, Nishikubo talks about joining the Champagne Campaign, combat experiences, weather, living conditions; and talks about leaving Marseilles and going to Italy for training and to get weapons.
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video/m4v
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0:27:53
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Spatial Coverage
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2001OH0172_03_Nishikubo
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/172-Nishikubo-Hiro-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Nov 15
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
Location of Basic Training
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Yes
Citation
Nishikubo, Hiroshi: narrator, Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 29, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051873.