Yoneichi Uyeda oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 20, 2010

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Description

After making his way to Japan with the Army, Uyeda would begin his assignments, working for the Civil Intelligence Service (CIS). With this team, he would go throughout Japan, interrogating prisoners of war, researching the population, and reporting his findings. Next, he discusses his explorations through Japan, seeing both Wakayama and Hiroshima. While at Hiroshima, he saw the damage from both a physics standpoint and a human standpoint, and was overall impressed by how much damage one atomic bomb could really do. After this, he discusses the legacy and the importance of the Nisei throughout the war, and praise received from various generals.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:55:43

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2010OH1028_02_Uyeda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1028-Uyeda-Yoneichi-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Jun 15

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

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Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

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Yes

Citation

Uyeda, Yoneichi: narrator et al., “Yoneichi Uyeda oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 20, 2010,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052511.