Chester Fukuhara oral history interview, part 2 of 2, May 6, 2006

0:00 - Getting drafted

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Keywords: Army; Boise; induction; money; Salt Lake City

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2:31 - Basic training at Camp Blanding

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Keywords: battalion; bivouac; Florida; Nisei soldiers; overseas; port; replacement

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4:36 - Preparing to ship out; traveling overseas; and Army food

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Keywords: convoy; embarkation; New York; seasick; victory ship

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7:34 - Basic training II- discussing weapons; and Army friendships

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Keywords: ammunition; BAR; bullet; Nisei soldiers; rifle

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10:27 - Traveling overseas II; and relationship with Hawaiian soldiers

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Keywords: cards; farmers; gambling; Nisei soldiers; rings; troops

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13:15 - Landing in France; and traveling to Marseilles

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Keywords: cigarettes; English Channel; railroad; train

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15:33 - Food while in Europe; and traveling to Leghorn

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Keywords: civilians; countryside; Italy; K rations; replacement; train

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18:10 - Story about James Tanaka; and combat experiences in Leghorn

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Keywords: Hawaii; Killed in Action; overseas; Sergeant; shelling; wounded

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20:47 - Leghorn II; and discussing the end of the war

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; France; German soldiers; Italy; replacement

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23:34 - Discussing original 100th and 442nd soldiers

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Keywords: friendship; officers; rest area; veterans

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25:55 - Discussing worst wartime experiences; and original soldiers II

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Keywords: buddy system; friendship; German soldiers; interpreters; Killed in Action; veterans

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28:22 - Best wartime memories; and sightseeing in Italy

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Keywords: Florence; Rome; ship

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30:57 - Interactions with civilians; and experiences in Switzerland

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Keywords: language; manners; skiing

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34:01 - Civilians II; and discussing black market

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Keywords: cigarettes; Italian; money; rations; sister

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37:14 - Duties processing German POWs; and returning home

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Keywords: discharge; guard; guns; meal; steak; Washington

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38:49 - Receiving Good Conduct Medal; and discussing parade

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Keywords: Antitank Company; President Truman; Sergeant

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40:26 - Getting discharged; post-war employment; and seeing family again

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Keywords: Chinese; farm; Fort Lewis; Issei; market; parents; sister

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43:52 - Discussing farm

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Keywords: grape; in-laws; orchard; training; walnut

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47:03 - Farm II; meeting wife; and post-war employment II

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Keywords: brother-in-law; incarceration; Mexicans; money; store; workers

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49:55 - Employment II and values

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Keywords: Japanese; law; worker

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50:59 - Wife II

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Keywords: business; family; farm

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53:00 - Message to daughter and future generations

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Keywords: honest; Japanese American; peace; Senator Matsunaga; Washington

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56:01 - Message to daughter II; and discussing parents post-war

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Keywords: employment; farm; food stamps; money; welfare

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