Interviewer: Pratt, Will

An interview/narrative of James A. Ubukata's experiences during World War II. Interview took place on May 1, 2008.

ABSTRACT: Warrant Officer James A. Ubukata Royal Air Force Ubukata_J_0596_01.mp3, Ubukata_J_0596_02.mp3 00:25 Father from Japan 01:50 Perhaps he was avoiding conscription in Russo-Japanese war 03:05 Mother born in London, England 05:30 Her father established land claim on quarter section near Moosejaw 07:30 James Ubukata Born in 1916, Moosejaw. 08:40 No memories of pointed remarks due to Japanese heritage. 09:15 Moosejaw a British town. Non-Brits as 2nd class. 11:30 Experiences of the depression. Jobs scarce. 12:45 Realized he couldn't be employed in a bank due to his name. 14:00 Let go at Eaton's due to crop failure. 15:05 Job at golf course. Then meatpackers. 17:15 1939: Canada's war involvement imminent 18:20 Joined the NPAM, under the army. 20:15 Became Golf Pro at Lynbrook near Moosejaw. 21:00 1940 decides to join air force.

Interviewee: Ubukata, James A., b. 1916

Rank: Warrant Officer.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Ubukata, James A., b. 1916
• Pratt, Will

Subject

• World War (1939-1945)
• Military history
• Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
• Great Britain. Royal Air Force
• Canada. Canadian Army

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Moose Jaw (Sask.)
• James Alfred Ubukata (Jimmy), 1916-2010--Interviews
• Golf
• World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian.
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force
• Great Britain--Royal Air Force--Squadron, 151
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
• Night and all-weather operations (Military aeronautics)
• Depressions--1929--Saskatchewan
• Great Britain--Royal Air Force--Squadron, 219
• Canada--Canadian Army--Non-Permanent Active Militia
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Personal narratives
• Radar operators
• Canada--Canadian Army--Reserves
• Night flying
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North

Date created

• May 1, 2008

Relation

• Part of the Will Pratt collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Canada
• Great Britain

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258
• 54.75844, -2.69531

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (WAV) also available.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• interviews
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• UJA_596

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• September 24, 2009

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/6v2q-dg69

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