Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 6 of 6; interview with Harry Akune, part 1 of
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1754
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Morimitsu discusses learning about the draft resisters after the war and his sympathy for draft resisters. Interview with Harry Akune starts at 3:58; Akune discusses his service with the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team in the Philippines, the story of a jump gone wrong, his service on Corregidor Island, how he often served alone (versus most Nisei soldiers, who worked in pairs). Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 63B, II VFW #6, VFW - LA, Art Morimitsu (4 mins), Harry Akune, 2-15-87. Akune interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1755/
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DATE
February 15, 1987
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Interviews
OBJECT FORMAT
Audio/Visual
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Ding, Loni (interviewer)
- Akune, Harry (interviewee)
- Morimitsu, Arthur "Art" (interviewee)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.