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Young Oak Kim oral history interview, part 13 of 13, December 9, 2000

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2000OH0047A_13_Kim.xml

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Title

Young Oak Kim oral history interview, part 13 of 13, December 9, 2000

Creator

Kim, Young Oak: narrator

Yahata, Craig: interview

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Kim finishes discussing how the war monument came to be and the importance of the monument. He details about the process of being upgraded to the Medal Of Honor. Kim also reflects on his life and accomplishments. Kim finishes with discussing the Hawaiian soldiers in his platoon.

Subject

World War II--Veteran history

World War II--Awards, medals

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:27

Language

Date

2000 December 9

Spatial Coverage

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2000OH0047A_13_Kim

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/047A-Kim-Young-13.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Jan 26

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Korean War, 1950-1953

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Fort Ord, California

Camp McCoy, Wisconsin

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Unit of Service

100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)

Campaigns/Battles

North Africa Deployment

Battle of Monte Cassino

Naples-Foggia Campaign

Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine

Champagne Campaign

Collection

Young Oak Kim oral history interview, December 9, 2000

Tags

100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), Hawaiian soldiers, Medal of Honor, reflection, war monument

Citation

Kim, Young Oak: narrator, Yahata, Craig: interview, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Young Oak Kim oral history interview, part 13 of 13, December 9, 2000,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1056542.