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 February 12, 2013 followed by his profile.
1. Discrimination in Air Corps
2. Fellow Hapa 442 Hana
3. Dachau prisoners
4. Becoming a flyer
5. 522nd and Dachau
* Original interview clips were posted in the Discover Nikkei Interviews section.
** His story is featured in the exhibition, Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, at the Japanese American National Museum from April 7 – August 25, 2013.
A Collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, videographer, Evan Kodani with support of NITTO Tires Life History Project.