George T. "Joe" Sakato Interview Segment 11
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SEGMENT ID
ddr-manz-1-29-11 (Legacy UID: denshovh-sgeorge-01-0011)
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Selling family store in preparation for mass removal
00:02:12 — Segment 11 of 45
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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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INTERVIEW ID
ddr-manz-1-29
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INTERVIEW TITLE
George T. "Joe" Sakato Interview
03:20:35 — 45 segments
DATE
May 14, 2008
LOCATION
Denver, Colorado
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born February 19, 1921, in Colton, California. In 1942, moved with family to Glendale, Arizona, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop. Fought in Italy and France in 1944, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer
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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.