0:00 - Hawaiian Nisei visited Jerome concentration camp -- Changed outlook on Mainland Nisei / Visits to New Orleans on R&R / Fights with Caucasian soldiers

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Keywords: "incarcerated"; concentration camp; Hakujin; Haole; Hattisburg; Hawaiian Nisei; Hawaiian soldiers; Jerome; Mainland Nisei; Mainland soldiers; New Orleans; prejudices; R&R; Service Club

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4:33 - Hawaiian soldiers called "Buddaheads"

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Keywords: "Katonk"; Buddahead; Hawaiian Nisei; Hawaiian soldiers; Mainland Nisei; Mainland soldiers

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6:37 - Japanese language education not enough to join Military Intelligence Service

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; combat; Japanese language school; Military Intelligence Service; MIS

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7:52 - Different food eaten while at Camp Shelby

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; food; mutton; pot belly stove; PX store

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10:25 - Leisure activities during basic training -- Washed clothes in the showers

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Keywords: basic training; basketball; Camp Shelby; laundry; leisure activities; Mainland soldiers; PX store

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13:14 - Meaning of "Go For Broke" slogan / Black soldiers helped them fight a Caucasian outfit

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Keywords: African American soldiers; Go For Broke; Haole; Hawaii; prejudice; Virginia

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15:27 - Sent overseas to Italy on Liberty Ship / Feelings about fighting overseas

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; Civitavecchia; company; German soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Liberty Ship; overseas; seasick; segregated unit

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20:04 - Gives credit to the Military Intelligence Service soldiers / Arrival to Civitavecchia, Italy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); bivouac; bodyguards; Cassino; Civitavecchia; combat; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese soldiers; killed in action; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; pup tent; tent city

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26:37 - Meeting up with the 100th Infantry Battalion in Italy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion; Italy; nature of war

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