Don Okubo oral history interview, part 7 of 7, January 22, 2002
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Okubo discusses the orders of secrecy during World War Two. After 30 years of the war, Okubo is allowed to talk about the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). He believes the Military Intelligence Service interpreting and translating the Japanese language plays a big part in wining the war.
Okubo's three brothers also serviced in the military. They do not talk about their war time service. Okubo says he is not allow due to secrecy until recently. After being discharge, he returns back to his former employer American Family Life Insurance Company before starting his own independent business. Okubo discusses the Nisei legacy and contribution for the future, He donates his wartime items to the National Museum and shares advice for future generations.
Okubo's three brothers also serviced in the military. They do not talk about their war time service. Okubo says he is not allow due to secrecy until recently. After being discharge, he returns back to his former employer American Family Life Insurance Company before starting his own independent business. Okubo discusses the Nisei legacy and contribution for the future, He donates his wartime items to the National Museum and shares advice for future generations.
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0:29:25
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2002OH0238_07_Okubo
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/238-Okubo-Don-7.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Jan 23
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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Okubo, Don: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Don Okubo oral history interview, part 7 of 7, January 22, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052437.