Goro Inaba oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 20, 2006

0:00 - Brief introduction and growing up in Holualoa

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Keywords: childhood; family; Hawaii; hotel; Issei parents

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5:55 - Growing up in Holualoa II

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Keywords: childhood; family; guest; hotel

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9:28 - Taking over The Kona Hotel and discussing childhood

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Keywords: business; childhood activities; family; Hawaii; sports

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14:28 - Growing up in Holualoa III: Relationship between Caucasians and the locals

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Keywords: Haole; Hawaii; Hawaiian; pre-war

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15:53 - Discussing Japanese language school and discussing family who served

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Keywords: 1399 Engineer Construction Battalion; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Military Intelligence Service (MIS); siblings

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20:01 - Volunteering for the Army

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Keywords: family; Issei parents; patriotism

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22:18 - Remembering December 7, 1941 and aftermath

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Keywords: arrest; Martial Law; Pearl Harbor

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24:55 - Visiting a American Concentration Camp

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Keywords: Arkansas; cousins; Mainland

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27:23 - Discussing company assignment and friends

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Antitank Company; burial; Mainland soldiers

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31:21 - Experiences at Camp Shelby and experiences as a cook

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Antitank Company; basic training; Southern France

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36:56 - Discussing visiting Hattiesburg and writing home

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Keywords: correspondence; family; memory; Mississippi

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40:19 - Going overseas and landing in Italy

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; children; starvation; voyage

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43:30 - Discussing first experience in combat and riding a glider

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Antitank Company

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47:52 - Events after landing with gliders

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; cook; Italy; Southern France

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52:13 - Experiences in Italy

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Antitank Company; artillery fire; casualty

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