Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama oral history interview, part 5 of 8, October 12, 2003

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Description

Kuwayama discusses his time just prior to being shipped out overseas, including assignment to a station hospital in Texas. Kuwayama describes traveling on a liberty ship as well as his first day in battle upon arrival in Italy. His missions took him throughout Italy and France-- he describes many of the encounters he and his team had along the way, including his duties as a medic.

Identifier

2003OH0394_05_Kuwayama

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/394-Kuwayama-Yeiichi-5.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Jun 01

Location of Birth

New York, New York

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Nickname

Kelly

Index

Yes

Citation

Kuwayama, Yeiichi: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama oral history interview, part 5 of 8, October 12, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/635.