PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-1007-1765

PARENT COLLECTION

Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection

DESCRIPTION

Sumida discusses serving in the 100th Battalion, only having Christian priests during the war, his service in Brouay, his family, what a dead body smells like, the impact of wartime casualties, his relationship with his Caucasian officers, Hawaiian terms used during the war, how he wants the 100th to be remembered, Partial transcript available through 6:39 at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1044/, from pages 22-end. From 6:40 (start of a new tape), partial transcript available at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1043/ from pages 1-14. Purple highlights in transcripts seem to indicate sections that were cut out of these tapes. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Original title: Presidio Interview EQ'd, Sumida. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1766/

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CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)

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