0:00 - Visiting Jerome Concentration Camp

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Keywords: "hut houses"; American Concentration Camp; Arkansas; families; Jerome; living conditions

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4:20 - Witnessing racial discrimination firsthand

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Keywords: Blacks; bus driver; Camp Shelby; Jacksonville; Mississippi; plantation community; racism; restrictions

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9:09 - Impact of the experiences from Jerome and witnessing racism

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Keywords: American Concentration Camp; Jerome; Mississippi; race discrimination; racial barrier; racism

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11:20 - Relationship with Mainland Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: "katonk"; AJA; Hawaiian soldiers; Mainland soldiers

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12:38 - Finishing up training and getting ready to deploy

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Keywords: "chiggers"; 232nd Combat Engineer Company; basic training; Camp Shelby; combat ready; Mississippi

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14:38 - Shipping out overseas

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Keywords: entertainment; exercise; liberty ship; playing cards; seasickness; voyage

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16:23 - Arriving in Naples, Italy

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Keywords: Italy; Mediterranean Sea; relief; Rock of Gibraltar

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19:22 - Interaction with the Italian people

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Keywords: German forces; Italian natives; Italy; liberator; military occupation

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20:25 - Preparing for combat

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Keywords: 232nd Combat Engineer Company; combat experience; enemy territory; reality of war

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22:40 - First experience with death

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Keywords: 232nd Combat Engineer Company; combat; demonstration; explosion; Italy; jeep; mines

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26:09 - Feelings about being on the front lines

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Keywords: driver; headquarters; jeep; target

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