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Interview: Virgil Westdale

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Hapa 442nd veteran and pilot. Born in Indiana in 1918 to a Japanese American father and an English/German mother.  This album introduces the following 5 clips from his interview on …

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Two Japanese American Soldiers, Two Best Friends, And a Crossroad

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The all Japanese American 100th / 442nd Regiment Combat Team is a symbol of a “Y” shaped crossroad for my familial history; however, unlike a typical crossroad of either right …

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