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George Fujimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-223)
Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …
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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-1624)
The George and Lucy Fujimoto with their family and wedding party. Jeanette and Eddie Otsuka are in back row, 5th and 6th from left.
Narrator George Fujimoto
Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-223-11)
Guarding German prisoners in Alabama
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-223-10)
Experiences interacting with Nisei from Hawaii and those from concentration camps
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-223-6)
Turning in "contraband" items following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-223-16)
Retiring from farming and opening a bowling alley
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-223-14)
Moving to Texas, trying to establish a farm
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-223-15)
Hiring Mexican laborers on Texas farm
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-223-2)
Growing up in the small town of Ault, Colorado
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-223-12)
Injured in a terrible army truck accident
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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-223-9)
Undergoing detail work in Fort Riley, Kansas