Fred Matsumura Segment 27
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ddr-densho-1000-46-27 (Legacy UID: denshovh-mfred-01-0027)
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Memories of combat
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and Louise Kashino's daughter.
00:03:47 — Segment 27 of 34
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Fred Matsumura Interview
01:32:40 — 34 segments
DATE
July 2, 1998
LOCATION
Honolulu, Hawaii
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement in a fight with an army military police officer (MP).
(This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and Louise Kashino's daughter.)
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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Beverly Kashino, interviewer; Matt Emery, videographer
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