George S. Matsui Segment 8
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Densho
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SEGMENT ID
ddr-densho-1008-2-8 (Legacy UID: denshovh-mgeorge-01-0008)
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Recruited by the military out of Tule Lake concentration camp
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
00:02:19 — Segment 8 of 24
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National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
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National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
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Courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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Densho
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INTERVIEW ID
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INTERVIEW TITLE
George S. Matsui Interview
00:55:53 — 24 segments
DATE
December 11, 1997
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was among the first Japanese American draftees. When World War II broke out, was summarily discharged from the army, reclassified to an enlisted reserve unit, and sent to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Within two months of being incarcerated, was recalled for duty in the Military Intelligence Service. Received Bronze Star for securing the surrender of Japanese military and nonmilitary personnel on the island of Saipan. Served with MacArthur's General Headquarters in Japan.
(Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.)
PRODUCTION
Marvin Uratsu, interviewer; Matt Emery, videographer
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FACILITY
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CONTRIBUTOR
National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.