William Sato oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 14, 2002

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Description

Sato discusses traveling overseas and spending time at a replacement depot before meeting up with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and getting assigned to the 100th Infantry Division. He then talks about his experiences during his overseas duty including discussing his weapon, guard duty, food, living conditions, and Sadao Munemori. Next, Sato talks about the Army point system; discusses his post-war occupation assignment guarding supplies and POWs; and discusses getting discharged and returning to Chicago. Lastly, Sato discusses his post-war employment and attending school; moving back to California; discusses his children; and talks about his brother's medical practice.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:29

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0302_04_Sato

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/302-Sato-William-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Aug 10

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes
Yes

Citation

Sato, William: narrator, Tanaka, Diane: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “William Sato oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 14, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053144.