Kune Hisatomi oral history interview, part 4 of 6, January 13, 2002
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Hisatomi continues to talk about his basic training. He shares his knowledge of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the "no-no boys." He discusses receiving shipping orders and his journey to Europe. He shares his first impressions of Naples, Italy. He talks about receiving enemy fire and casualties within his unit. He explains how his training differed from the realties of war. Hisatomi describes his work with gliders. He talks about how he interacted with European locals. He describes his involvement with the Bruyeres-Biffontaine campaign and the rescue of the Lost Battalion.
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video/m4v
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0:29:16
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2002OH0223_04_Hisatomi
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/223-Hisatomi-Kune-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Nov 30
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Location of Basic Training
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Yes
Citation
Hisatomi, Kune: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kune Hisatomi oral history interview, part 4 of 6, January 13, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052307.