Mitsuki Matsunaga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, March 7, 2007

0:00 - Joining the Army

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Keywords: Hawaii; Schofield Barracks

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2:41 - Joining the Army II

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Keywords: camaraderie; uniforms

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5:39 - Joining the Army III

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Keywords: living conditions; National Guard Unit; Schofield Barracks

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8:41 - Basic training

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Keywords: 370 Engineers; Schofield Barracks

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11:32 - Basic training II- promotions

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Keywords: corporal; Hawaiian Airlines; leave

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14:50 - Volunteering for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Keywords: buck sergeant; Camp Shelby; G Company; Non-Commissioned Officer

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17:50 - Volunteering for the 442nd II

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Keywords: buck sergeant; responsiblity; values

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21:03 - Shipping from Honolulu to the Mainland

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Keywords: cruise ship; internees

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23:58 - Discussing judo

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Keywords: brown belt; Hawaii; Hilo

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27:16 - Shipping from Honolulu to the Mainland II

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Keywords: cribbage; duties; gambling

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30:26 - Camp Shelby

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Keywords: 1st platoon; cadres; Mississippi

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33:40 - Camp Shelby II

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Keywords: 65th Infantry; Company G4

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36:51 - Camp Shelby III

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; assignment; field training

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40:06 - Camp Shelby IV- visiting Hattiesburg

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Keywords: "colored"; Earl Finch; Mississippi; segregation

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43:15 - Camp Shelby V- discrimination in the South

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Keywords: "colored"; basic training; segregation

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46:13 - Camp Shelby VI

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); front line

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48:58 - The front line

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Keywords: basic training; knee injury

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51:54 - Hill 140

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Keywords: battle; Jeep driver

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54:43 - Discussing loyalty

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American; Mainland soldiers; trust

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57:50 - Hawaiian vs Mainland soldiers

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Keywords: American concentration camp; Japanese Americans; pidgin english

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