Robert Arakaki oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 31, 2001
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Arakaki discusses his experiences at Camp Hood and what it was like being a replacement for the 100th Infantry Battalion. He then talks about his assignment on KP (kitchen patrol) duty, going to Chicago while on a furlough, and what it was like traveling overseas including instances regarding discrimination Japanese Americans faced during meal times on the ship. He also discusses about his experiences with the 100th Infantry Battalion in Italy. Lastly, Arakaki talks about his friends who were wounded and killed in action, and describes experiences at Lake Como after the end of the war.
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video/m4v
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00:30:06
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Spatial Coverage
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2001OH0214_03_Arakaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/214-Arakaki-Robert-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 May 28
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Arakaki, Robert: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Robert Arakaki oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 31, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052219.