Kenso Miyamoto oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 28, 2002

Miyamoto describes his survival strategies at various military bases on the U.S. Mainland. He was valued for his skill as payroll and personnel officer and then he transferred to Camp Hale from Camp Carson. He did not encounter discrimination for being Japanese until he was singled out from his entirely Caucasian company to be sent to Fort Meade instead of San Francisco. He then directed a platoon of replacement troops for the 442nd and describes nearly being sent into the Battle of the Bulge due to a misunderstanding. The segment ends with his recollections of traveling to Europe on a large troopship (RMS Queen Elizabeth II) and taking a mail train to Italy to join the 442nd which was eagerly awaiting their support.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/276-Miyamoto-Kenso-3.m4v

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