Yoshio Anzai oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 31, 2001

Anzai talks about some of the battles he was a part of during the European Theater, and recalls praying during battle, a close call in Cassino while under fire, and describes the trench foot condition that plagued many of the soldiers. He then talks about getting hit by shrapnel, describes the replacement soldiers from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and teaching them how to dig trenches, and talks about how he brought a Senninbari from Maui as a good luck charm. Anzai discusses about his brother serving in the Japanese Navy, and his father’s death. Lastly, Anzai details about writing letters in Japanese to soldiers’ parents in Hawaii in order to avoid censorship.

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2001OH0212_03_Anzai

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/212-Anzai-Yoshio-3.m4v

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