Fred Matsumura oral history interview, part 2 of 4, January 25, 2003
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Matsumura recounts his harrowing experiences of close range combat on Italian soil with the 442nd Infantry Regiment. He was wounded several times in various campaigns and witnessed the injuries and death of much of his fellow servicemen. He details his killing of several German soldiers with grenades and rifle fire, and the haunting images of battle that have bothered him since.
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video/m4v
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0:28:28
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2003OH0322_02_Matsumura
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/322-Matsumura-Fred-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Apr 14
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Matsumura, Fred: narrator, Amano, Iris: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Fred Matsumura oral history interview, part 2 of 4, January 25, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053317.