Jun Fukushima oral history interview, part 4 of 7, February 23, 2002

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Description

Fukushima discusses his participation in Military Intelligence Service Language School (MIS) at Camp Savage; discusses the differences between interpreting and translating assignments; and talks about the tensions between Caucasian and Nisei soldiers. He then talks about his experiences with discrimination while stationed at a hospital; discusses civilians he met in Minnesota; and talks about traveling to Australia for duty. Lastly, Fukushima talks about the reasons why he was sent to Australia; and discusses his duties monitoring and interrogating POWs.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:04

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0245_04_Fukushima

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/245-Fukushima-Jun-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Jun 29

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Campaigns/Battles

Index

Yes

Citation

Fukushima, Jun: narrator, Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Jun Fukushima oral history interview, part 4 of 7, February 23, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052519.