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Oral history interview with Kazuto Shimizu 1997-10-26 part 1, camera 1, tape A

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Title Number00204450Date (YYYY-MM-DD)1997-10-26PurposeCataloger Supplied TitleRelated TitleOral history interview with Kazuto Shimizu 1997-10-26 part 2, camera 1, tape BOral history interview with Kazuto Shimizu 1997-10-26 part 1, camera 2, tape AOral history interview with Kazuto Shimizu 1997-10-26 part 2, camera 2, tape BSummaryInterview with Kazuto Shimizu conducted by Mary Anne "Mimi" Nakano at Farrant Turner Hall, Fort Shafter, Hawaiʻi on October 26, 1997 for the Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Oral History Project. Part one of the interview from camera 1, tape A. 100th Infantry Battalion, Company C member Shimizu recalls stories from his childhood in Hawaiʻi and his time in combat during the Second World War. Topics include: the attack on Pearl Harbor; fighting in Italy and France; surviving an artillery barrage; segregation in the Southern United States; having to rely on his military training; and encountering German tanks and soldiers.MediumMoving ImageSub-mediumVideotapeCollection100th Infantry Battalion Legacy OrganizationParent Collection100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization

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SubjectFamily history (Genealogy)Children's gamesNiseiJapanese languageAttack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1941Military service, VoluntaryMilitary basic trainingSegregationVesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944Combat

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LanguageEnglishColorColorSoundYesDuration01:58:41Preservation Supported ByNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

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NameKazuto ShimizuRoleInterviewee

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