0:00 - In medias res; describes living on military base

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Keywords: barracks; Hawaiian soldiers; living conditions; Nisei soldiers

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1:29 - Discusses routine of military life stationed in Japan

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Keywords: barracks; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese language; living conditions; social activities

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4:51 - Discusses complications of translating Japanese while escorting US commissioned officers in Japan

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Keywords: food; interpreter; Japanese language; Military Intelligence Service Language School; starvation

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9:20 - Discusses his military rank in Japan and his religious background

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Keywords: athiest; Christianity; Christmas; Staff Sergeant

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12:31 - Recounts how, and when, he was discharged from the US military

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Keywords: discharge; Los Angeles; travel; Utah

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14:42 - Discussing getting mother released from Crystal City Internment Camp

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Keywords: enlist; family; living conditions; siblings

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18:56 - Discusses his life in Los Angeles after World War 2

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Keywords: Nisei veterans; occupation; race discrimination; siblings

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23:48 - Recollections of living in Boyle Heights in youth; 1933 earthquake

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Keywords: childhood activities; Japanese language school; living conditions

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25:33 - Conclusion; discusses his marriage, wife and children

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Keywords: children; Cincinnati; interment camp; spouse

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