Patrick Hagiwara oral history interview, part 6 of 7, July 27, 2002

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Description

Hagiwara talks more about his war experiences, starting with the Bruyeres-Biffontaine area, which included the Lost Battalion campaign. He also talks about the dense forest of the Vosges Mountains and getting into fights when other soldiers used offensive language towards the Japanese Americans. He would also be involved with the Champagne Campaign and have an AWOL experience in Sospel. After this, they would head to the Gothic Line where they would make a final push to victory. He also talks about the food rations they ate and the showers they were able to have during the war.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:16

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Seattle, Washington

Identifier

2002OH0296_06_Hagiwara

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/296-Hagiwara-Patrick-6.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Mar 07

Location of Birth

Ketchikan, Alaska

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Index

Yes

Citation

Hagiwara, Patrick: narrator, Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Patrick Hagiwara oral history interview, part 6 of 7, July 27, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053041.