Mike Yoshio Kubota oral history interview, part 4 of 6, January 26, 2003

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Description

Kubota discusses going to Asia and wartime experiences in India, China, and Burma. In Burma he encounters funny situations with civilians. While in China, he gets word that Japan surrenders. Towards the end of the war, he is protected by Japanese soldiers from Chinese Gorillas. He does not tell his Colonel that he carries an empty rifle. Kubota receives enough points to get discharge.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:26:36

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Identifier

2003OH0325_04_Kubota

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/325-Kubota-Mike-4.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 4 of 6, January 26, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 16, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053331.