Mitsugi Tagawa oral history interview, part 3 of 3, April 21, 2006

Tagawa continues to talk about an encounter with a sniper. He also continues to talk about the Bruyeres-Biffontaine and the Hill 140 campaigns. He describes his brothers military service. He discusses his return to the United States and his participation in a victory ceremony in Washington D.C. He describes his family’s life after they left Gilda Concentration Camp. He talks about ways to make money. He explains an incident in a European wine cellar. Tagawa talks bout the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He briefly discusses the French Resistance. He describes the military equipment that was used during World War Two. He talks about his college studies. He explains how his children inspired him to share his war stories. He discusses his employment opportunities after the war, including IBM. He continues to talk about his name. He talks about running into a high school friend. Tagawa describes veteran reunions. He briefly discusses a monument in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. He talks about his friendships with Hawaiian soldiers and his sister-in-law. He describes several photographs.

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