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Daily Trojan, vol. 198, no. 26, Oct 02, 2019
No full textDaily Trojan, vol. 198, no. 26, Oct 02, 2019
Seikatsu "John Bull" Kikuyama oral history interview, part 2 of 3, 2003-04-03
No full textKikuyama discusses about his experiences at Camp Shelby. He details about his combat experiences. Kikuyama also discusses about his best and worst experiences during Word War Two
Seikatsu "John Bull" Kikuyama, oral history, 2003-04-03
No full textAn oral history interview with Seikatsu "John Bull" Kikuyama, 2003 April 03, conducted by Richard Hawkins with Go for Broke National Education Center. Parts 1-3. War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945. Unit of Service: 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Branch of Service: Army. Entrance into Service: Volunteered. Date of Birth: 1924 March 28. Campaigns/Battles: Champagne Campaign, The Gothic Line, Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine, Rescue of the Lost Battalion. Nickname: John Bull
Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama oral history interview, part 1 of 8, 2003-10-12
No full textKuwayama discusses his father's upbringing and his subsequent move to New York City. Upon arriving in New York, Kuwayama's father opened a Japanese restaurant and worked in the import/export business. Kuwayama concludes by describing his own childhood and discusses the various ethnic groups in his neighborhood leading to his exposure to many different types of food
Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama oral history interview, part 2 of 8, 2003-10-12
No full textKuwayama discusses the origin and meaning of his name also giving his siblings' names and order of birth. He continues on to describe his childhood activities with his neighborhood friends and discuss attending Japanese school at a church near his house. Kuwayama concludes by discussing his parents' religious beliefs and nationalism within the household
Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama oral history interview, part 5 of 8, 2003-10-12
No full textKuwayama 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
Munetatsu "Moon" Saito oral history interview, part 4 of 5, 2003-04-02
No full textSaito discusses his experiences on the front lines as a mail clerk. He shares recollections of other 442nd soldiers and describes what it was like for non-combatant soldiers: medics, mail clerk, drivers, etc. He also talks about recreational activities and travels and he did. In addition he talks about his return to the U.S. after the war ended
Munetatsu "Moon" Saito oral history interview, part 5 of 5, 2003-04-02
No full textSaito talks about the legacy of the 442nd Regiment; and shares a poem written by social activist Noriko (Sawada) Bridges. He discusses his children and descendants and his life post-war. He also displays some photographs and talks about the photos.; 7:50-8:32 disruption, 13:48-13:51 disruption [Physical Media Notes
Thomas Takemoto oral history interview, part 1 of 6, 2004-04-19
No full textThomas Takemoto was born in Waimea, Kauai, but moved to Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 6. His parents were Japanese immigrants from Hiroshima, Japan, and became rice farmers on Kauai. When they moved to Honolulu, Thomas and his siblings helped their parents work in their family-owned restaurant. It was difficult for Thomas and his siblings to communicate with their Issei parents due to a language barrier. Thomas describes his experience in primary, secondary, and high school
Susumu Ito oral history interview, part 4 of 8, 2000-01-23
No full textIto explains the relationship between the mainland and Hawaii boys during basic training. He also talks about the time when he visited his family at the Rohwer Concentration Camp