Frank Tomita oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 25, 2006
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Tomita discusses his assignment translating captured documents in Australia, as well as his experiences in Australia and New Guinea including his living conditions, hospital stay after getting an infection, and what it was like working with an Australian Army unit. He also talks about his assignment on Angel Island as an interpreter, discusses the reasons why he requested to be sent to Japan, and provides his thoughts regarding the end of the war. Lastly, Tomita talks about getting discharged, his parents, moving to Los Angeles, attending business college, and working.
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video/m4v
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0:27:31
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Spatial Coverage
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2006OH0644_04_Tomita
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/644-Tomita-Frank-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Jan 11
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Tomita, Frank: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Frank Tomita oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 25, 2006,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051925.