Mike Yoshio Kubota oral history interview, part 2 of 6, January 26, 2003

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Description

Kubota discusses harvesting pineapples and working at a bakery after high school graduation. On December 7, 1941 Kubota is teaching Sunday School when Pearl Harbor is bombed. He recalls the black armbands and combat troop recruitment. Kubota passes the physical exam and is sent to Schofield Barracks for three weeks before going to the Mainland. 10,500 volunteered from Hawaii to join the service. to fight in the war. Kubota recalls the the interaction between Mainland boys and Hawaiian boys in basic training. On the mainland, Kubota goes to Camp Shelby and is in L Company as a rifleman. Also Kubota experiences segregation on the mainland.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:58

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Identifier

2003OH0325_02_Kubota

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/325-Kubota-Mike-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Aug 30

Location of Birth

Hilo, Hawaii

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Index

Yes

Citation

Kubota, Mike Yoshio: narrator, Yee, Marie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mike Yoshio Kubota oral history interview, part 2 of 6, January 26, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053329.