Makoto Hashimoto oral history interview, part 1 of 4, April 29, 2000

0:00 - Introduction, growing up in Santa Cruz; and discussing family

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Keywords: California; crops; farming; Monterey; siblings

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2:35 - Going to high school and whereabouts during attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: "evacuation"; mathematics; movie theater; Nisei league; quarantine; Santa Cruz; sports

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5:09 - Forced removal to Merced Temporary Detention Facility; and experiences in Modesto

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Keywords: barracks; Executive Order 9066; fairgrounds; family; farm; relocation centers

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7:21 - Experiences at Amache Incarceration Camp

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Keywords: barracks; block; clean; Colorado; incarceration camps; volunteer

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9:04 - Employment and other experiences while at Merced and Amache

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Keywords: baseball; bowl; family; guards; mess hall; postman; sports; timekeeper

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11:45 - Discussing draft, volunteering for 442nd Regimental Combat Team; and traveling to Mississippi

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Keywords: basketball; Colorado; passes; segregation; wife

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15:59 - Basic training at Camp Shelby; and re-assignment to 100th Infantry Battalion

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Keywords: Amache; Company D; Fort Meade; Hawaiian soldiers; heavy weapons; measles

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19:05 - Traveling overseas and going to Italy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Casablanca; convoy; Hawaiian soldiers; Oran; stockade; U Boats

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22:34 - Discussing experiences in Casablanca and Oran

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Africa; barbed wire; hike; Moroccans; Naples; planks

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25:25 - Going to Italy and meeting up with 100th Infantry Battalion

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Keywords: Naples; overseas; San Giorgio; War

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