Wataru Misaka, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson: Saving the legacy tape no. 226

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Title Wataru Misaka, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson: Saving the legacy tape no. 226
Alternative Title Wataru Misaka, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah
Creator Misaka, Wataru, 1923-
Contributor Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2001-05-17
Date Digital 2015-09-16
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Spatial Coverage Japan; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States
Subject Misaka, Wataru, 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American
Description Transcript (46 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Wataru Misaka on May 17, 2001. This is from tape number 226 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project
Collection Number and Name Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010
Abstract Misaka (b. 1923) was born and raised in Ogden, Utah. He was a student at Weber College and the University of Utah before being drafted in June 1944. He was assigned to the language training school at Ft. Snelling where he was trained for the occupation forces. He served nine months in Japan, determining how the bombing affected civilian morale. He was discharged in 1946. 46 pages.
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 46 pages
Language eng
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Scanning Technician Mazi Rakhsha
Conversion Specifications Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display
ARK ark:/87278/s62n71hg
Topic Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Japanese Americans
Setname uum_slohp
ID 1025843
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62n71hg
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