Robert Hiroshi Kono Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Hiroshi Kono

State of Birth:

CA

Home State:

OR

Note:

Civilian’s biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Japanese.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Asian

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Civilian

Location of Service:

Gila River, Arizona; Heart Mountain, Wyoming; Tulare, California; Crystal City, Texas

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Kono was detained in Japanese Internment Camps during World War II.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Gary Rhay

Contributor:

Denver Collins

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Timeless Media Group

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/8063

Subjects:

Kono, Robert Hiroshi
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Robert Hiroshi Kono Collection
(AFC/2001/001/8063), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress