Stanley Serikaku oral history interview, part 3 of 5, June 29, 2002
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Serikaku gives his first-hand fighting experience throughout Europe. To begin, he speaks briefly of the differences between "buddha heads" and "kotonks". Following that, he discusses first arriving in Europe, training and guarding items on ships before getting joined by the 100th Infantry and beginning his first campaign - the Rome-Arno. He speaks in depth regarding the Rome-Arno campaign including commanding his company, losing men and deciding how and where to maneuver his team while being stuck between enemy fire.
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video/m4v
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0:29:30
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2002OH0290_03_Serikaku
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/290-Serikaku-Stan-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Jan 16
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Serikaku, Stanley: narrator, Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Stanley Serikaku oral history interview, part 3 of 5, June 29, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052995.