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

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2003OH0329_03_Iwataki.xml

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Title

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

Creator

Iwataki, Kuwashi: narrator

Horsting, Robert: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

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.

Subject

World War II--American Concentration Camps--Jerome

World War II--Military service--Basic training

World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:43

Language

Date

2003 February 2003

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2003OH0329_03_Iwataki

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

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

Date of Birth

1920 Mar 06

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Camp Roberts, California

Camp Robinson, Arkansas

Fort McClellan, Alabama

Unit of Service

100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)

Campaigns/Battles

Rome-Arno Campaign

Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine

Rescue of the Lost Battalion

Index

Yes

Collection

Kuwashi Iwataki oral history interview, February 23, 2003

Tags

100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), 442nd Regimental Combat Team, combat experiences, discrimination, family, Jerome Concentration Camp, kibei, Lost Battalion, replacement soldiers

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,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053358.