Hajime Miyamoto oral history interview, part 2 of 7, March 3, 2002
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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.
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video/m4v
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0:27:23
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2002OH0260_02_Miyamoto
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/260-Miyamoto-Hajime-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1918 Oct 11
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
Location of Basic Training
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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 April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052759.