Stanley Akita oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 29, 2001
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Akita describes his basic training experiences and joining the 100th Infantry Battalion. He talks about his basic training photograph. He discusses his journey to North Africa and landing in Casablanca. Akita explains how people responded to Japanese American soldiers. He talks about his relationships with veteran soldiers, including the lessons that they taught him. He describes his first battle. He discusses the impact of tree burst. He briefly talks about Southern France and replacement soldiers.
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video/m4v
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0:28:41
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Spatial Coverage
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2001OH0209_03_Akita
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/209-Akita-Stanley-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Apr 19
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Akita, Stanley: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Stanley Akita oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 29, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052201.