Hajime Miyamoto oral history interview, part 2 of 7, March 3, 2002

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Description

Miyamoto talks about his siblings, living in a boarding house after high school, and his job as a foreman at an experiment station. He then talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath including blackout restrictions, and his experiences assisting with putting up barbed wire at beaches. Next, Miyamoto talks about volunteering for the Army; the enlisting process and physical exam; his experiences at Schofield Barracks; traveling to the mainland; and traveling to Camp Shelby. Lastly, Miyamoto describes Camp Shelby; and talks about the weather, basic training, and medics training.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:23

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0260_02_Miyamoto

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/260-Miyamoto-Hajime-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Oct 11

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Miyamoto, Hajime: narrator, Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hajime Miyamoto oral history interview, part 2 of 7, March 3, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052759.