Kuwashi Iwataki oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 23, 2003

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Description

Iwataki discusses discrimination in the Army as well as Kibei experiences in the military. He then talks about experiences with discrimination at Fort McClellan, describes the process of getting a field commission, and describes the term, cadre. Next, Iwataki describes a close call in which he avoided being captured by German soldiers; and talks about civilians he encountered while at Fort McClellan and on his way to visit his family at Jerome incarceration camp. Iwataki also talks about visiting Jerome; living with his wife and daughter in Little Rock; traveling overseas; and joining up with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Naples. Lastly, Iwataki talks about his experiences during the Lost Battalion rescue, what it was like being a replacement soldier, and describes his first combat experiences.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:43

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0329_03_Iwataki

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/329-Iwataki-Kuwashi-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1920 Mar 06

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

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Index

Yes

Citation

Iwataki, Kuwashi: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kuwashi Iwataki oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 23, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053358.