Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
"Everybody remembers Bruyeres, what happened," says Genro Kashiwa in his interview. In what he called a "first test in battle," Genro recalls the harrowing moments of trying to approach the town. During the liberation, he remembers that he and his comrades were accidentally fired upon with armor piercing shells by fellow Americans who thought they were part of the German army.
"Everybody remembers Bruyeres, what happened," says Genro Kashiwa in his interview. In what he called a "first test in battle," Genro recalls the harrowing moments of trying to approach the town. During the liberation, he remembers that he and his comrades were accidentally fired upon with armor piercing shells by fellow Americans who thought they were part of the German army.





![From the Rescue of the Lost Battalion to the fight that continues today.
As a member of the 442nd RCT, I Company, Seattle-born Victor Izui, was part of the rescue of the Lost Battalion. In this Hanashi Oral History interview clip from April 2000, Victor discusses the role of the veterans in the Japanese American redress movement and reviews the role of the younger generations to carry on the fight... and extend the gains that the [Nisei soldiers] made.
The Go For Broke National Education Centers Hanashi Oral History Collection interview was conducted in 2000. From the Rescue of the Lost Battalion to the fight that continues today.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uGG6qC3SCj4/mqdefault.jpg)




