Henry Nakada oral history interview, part 5 of 5, May 6, 2004

Files

Dublin Core

Description

During this portion of the interview, Henry Nakada gives details regarding his brother's military experience and most importantly, how his mother dealt with having seven boys serving in the military. Next, Henry offers a great amount of detail regarding his combat experience at the Gothic Line. Moreover, Henry recollects details regarding German soldiers and how their weaponry differed from that of American weaponry. From here, we hear more details regarding Henry's combat experience, namely the causalities of war and the extent of their losses and how General Dahlquist failed to understand the overall extent. Next, we hear about Henry's occupation post-war, as well as the legacy left by Nisei soldiers. Lastly, Henry discusses the emotional and psychological implication of prejudice that his family faced post-war.

Format

Video/m4v

Extent

00:28:57

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0449_05_Nakada

Citation

Nakada, Henry: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Henry Nakada oral history interview, part 5 of 5, May 6, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/541.