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Jun Yamamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 18, 2009

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2009OH0891A_01_Yamamoto.xml

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Title

Jun Yamamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 18, 2009

Creator

Yamamoto, Jun: narrator

Hawkins, Richard: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Yamamoto discusses about his childhood and experiences at Manzanar Concentration Camp. He details about arriving overseas, his first experiences in combat, and the Lost Battalion. Yamamoto also discusses about the Champagne Campaign.

Subject

World War II--American Concentration Camps--Manzanar

World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team

World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--"Rescue of the Lost Battalion"

World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Maritime Alps,"Champagne Campaign"

World War II--European Theater

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:57:59

Language

Date

2009 January 18

Spatial Coverage

Honolulu, Hawaii

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2009OH0891A_01_Yamamoto

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/891A-Yamamoto-Jun-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 May 26

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Manzanar Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Unit of Service

442nd Regimental Combat Team

Campaigns/Battles

Rome-Arno Campaign

Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps

Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine

Rescue of the Lost Battalion

Index

Yes

Collection

Jun Yamamoto oral history interview, January 18, 2009

Tags

442nd Regimental Combat Team, Champagne Campaign, France, Japanese American, Lost Battalion, Manzanar

Citation

Yamamoto, Jun: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Jun Yamamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 18, 2009,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1055996.