Don Okubo oral history interview, part 4 of 7, January 22, 2002
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Okubo discusses basic training at Camp Savage, Fort Snelling and Camp Blanding. When Okubo receives a furlough, he goes to New York. In New York he goes sight seeing, and watches an ice skating show.
After his basic training, Okubo he is sent to Hawaii and receives overseas pay. Back in Hawaii his fellow soldiers are surprise by the Hawaiian hospitality. Okubo discusses the difference between Mainland and Hawaii.
Okubo is assign to the Marines First Division to help with translation and interpretation. Because Okubo is Japanese descent, there are extra precautions taken during wartime. He recalls the invasion of Palau and finding refuge in a foxhole for three days on the beach.
After his basic training, Okubo he is sent to Hawaii and receives overseas pay. Back in Hawaii his fellow soldiers are surprise by the Hawaiian hospitality. Okubo discusses the difference between Mainland and Hawaii.
Okubo is assign to the Marines First Division to help with translation and interpretation. Because Okubo is Japanese descent, there are extra precautions taken during wartime. He recalls the invasion of Palau and finding refuge in a foxhole for three days on the beach.
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0:28:03
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2002OH0238_04_Okubo
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/238-Okubo-Don-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Jan 23
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Okubo, Don: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Don Okubo oral history interview, part 4 of 7, January 22, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052434.