Tsunetake Nishibayashi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, October 11, 2010

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Description

Nishibayashi begins the interview with an introduction of his family and how they came from Kumamoto to Hawaii. He would grow up in a plantation village, where he would attend Japanese language school as well as normal english school. He enjoyed swimming at the local reservoir with friends and would work at the plantation after high school. Next, he talks about Pearl Harbor and the aftereffects it had on him. Then, in 1946, he would join the Army for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and head to Presidio to begin his language training.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:53:17

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2010OH1018_01_Nishibayashi

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1018-Nishibayoshi-Tsunetake-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 May 16

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Nishibayashi, Tsunetake: narrator et al., “Tsunetake Nishibayashi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, October 11, 2010,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052460.