Jim Jitsuo Tokushige oral history interview, part 3 of 4, July 14, 2007
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Tokushige talks about his experiences after landing in Naples; discusses the Lost Battalion rescue; and talks about the meaning of “go for broke”. He then talks about German soldiers; getting wounded and his hospital stay; getting a cameo ring in Naples; and talks about his encounters with a nurse during his hospital stay. Next, Tokushige talks about going to Florida for recuperation, Army food, Army friendships, and his duties while on motorcycle patrol in Fort Knox. Lastly, Tokushige talks about the treatment of Japanese American soldiers, going on dates, the end of the war, his duties guarding German POWs, and discusses his wife,
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video/m4v
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0:57:01
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2007OH0789_03_Tokushige
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/789-Tokushige-Jim-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Dec 07
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Tokushige, Jim Jitsuo: narrator, Wasserman, Laura: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Jim Jitsuo Tokushige oral history interview, part 3 of 4, July 14, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053191.