Virgil Westdale oral history interview, part 3 of 7, June 30, 2002

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Dublin Core

Description

Westdale discusses his experiences at Camp Shelby and his interactions with other Japanese Americans. He details about the letter his sister wrote that got him transferred to the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. Westdale also discusses about weaponry and Lt. Aiken

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:15

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Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0292_03_Westdale

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Date of Birth

1918 Jan 08

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Citation

Westdale, Virgil: narrator, Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Virgil Westdale oral history interview, part 3 of 7, June 30, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053005.