Thomas Sakamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 14, 2010

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Description

Thomas Sakamoto participated in the Occupation of Japan as a Language Aide (interpreter/translator) for War Correspondence. He talks about his experience as a Language Aide and the different assignments he completed. He describes what it was like to witness the ceremony of the official surrender of Japan, in which the Japanese delegation was taken aboard the USS Missouri to sign the surrender documents.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

00:56:42

Language

eng

Date

2010-04-14

Spatial Coverage

Saratoga, California

Identifier

2010OH0184A_01_Sakamoto

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Index

Yes

Citation

Sakamoto, Thomas: narrator et al., “Thomas Sakamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 14, 2010,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/682.