Kenneth Hagino oral history interview, part 4 of 5, January 21, 2002

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Hagino discusses receiving a good conduct medal, getting discharged, and going to Okinawa as a civilian to work on a construction project. He then talks about his experiences interacting with Okinawa civilians; visiting Japanese POW camps; and discusses the differences between Okinawa camps and Japanese American incarceration camps. Next, Hagino talks about returning to Hawaii and joining the national guard; meeting his wife; and discusses his children. Lastly, Hagino provides some thoughts about his war experiences and the contributions of the 1399th; and discusses going back to college and his career in finance.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:43

Language

Identifier

2002OH0233_04_Hagino

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/233-Hagino-Kenneth-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Oct 06

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Hagino, Kenneth: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kenneth Hagino oral history interview, part 4 of 5, January 21, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052392.