Masato Doi oral history interview, part 4 of 7, September 26, 2003

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Description

Doi talks more about his time at Camp Shelby, giving a couple of stories of close-calls, one including a grenade and the other including a mine that ended up being a dud. After this, he would head to Europe, where his duties included running supplies to the front lines and being a litter-bearer. Next, he talks more about his war experiences, including food rations, the Champagne Campaign and being in Southern France. After this, he would detached from the 442nd and join the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, where he would train with gliders, preparing for an invasion of Southern France. However, once the assignment was in place, the antitank company ended up not having to take down any tanks.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:30:10

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0230R_04_Doi

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/230R-Doi-Masato-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Feb 04

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Doi, Masato: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Masato Doi oral history interview, part 4 of 7, September 26, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052367.