Seitoku Akamine oral history interview, part 5 of 6, October 20, 1998

0:00 - The mindset going into combat

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); casualty; combat; Italy; mindset

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4:31 - Combat experiences in Italy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); combat; German soldiers; Italy; whiskey

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9:02 - Burying a German soldier

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); casualty; German soldiers; photographs; respect

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11:06 - Reflections on the war

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Italy; realities of war; religion; war

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13:39 - Discussing thoughts about being wounded and revisiting Italy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Cassino; family; Italy; wounded

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19:48 - Discussing Lt. Kim

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); combat; Italy; Korean War; Lieutenant

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22:20 - Discussing discrimination

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Keywords: discrimination; Japanese Americans; Martin Luther King Jr.; racism

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