Hiroshi Takusagawa oral history interview, part 3 of 4, February 25, 2006

Takusagawa and his family ended up at the Gila River Concentration Camp after a stint at the Tulare Temporary Detention Center. There, he saw a sign to recruit men into the 442nd Regiment, so he joined right away. Takusagawa was sent to Camp Shelby in Mississippi to begin his basic training and there learned how to be a mortar gunner. After a short stop in North Africa, the 442nd was sent to Naples in Italy where they would get their first experiences in live combat. It was there that Takusagawa learned what real war was about and would end up getting wounded with shrapnel in Bruyeres. Once recovered from his wound, he rejoined the regiment back in Italy. It was during a detachment from the regiment that the war ended and they he was sent back to the United States with the 29th Division, where the legacy of the 442nd was already alive. He was discharged in Santa Barbara and began a career in Los Angeles.

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