Kenji Yaguchi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 11, 2008

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Description

K. Yaguchi shares recollections of evacuating home with his family and describes in detail the camp facilities. He also talks about his military training and early combat experiences in the Europe. He relays anecdotes regarding: segregation in Mississippi, befriending Hawaiian soldiers, and beet farming while in internment camp.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:46:24

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Portland, Oregon

Identifier

2008OH0936_02_Yaguchi

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/936-Yaguchi-Kenji-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Dec 27

Location of Birth

Tacoma, Washington

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Location of Basic Training

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Index

Yes

Citation

Yaguchi, Kenji: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kenji Yaguchi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 11, 2008,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1055496.