Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 17, 2007

0:00 - Drafted into the Army

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Keywords: family; Minidoka concentration camp

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3:00 - Basic training

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; induction

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5:57 - Basic training II

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; Florida; transportation

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8:47 - Basic training III

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; officers; replacements

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11:45 - Basic training IV

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Keywords: Florida; infantry; Military Intelligence Service; segregation

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14:55 - Basic training V

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; Fort Snelling; Military Intelligence Service Language School; segregation

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17:55 - Fort Snelling

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Minnesota; turkey huts

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20:49 - Fort Snelling II

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; friendships; invasion; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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23:43 - Fort Snelling III

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Keywords: invasion; Japan; Major Aiso; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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26:22 - Fort Snelling IV

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Keywords: correspondence; Major Aiso

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29:55 - Fort Snelling V

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Keywords: atomic bombs; kibei; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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32:42 - Shipment to Japan

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Keywords: military occupation; seasick; troop ship

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35:38 - Arrival in Japan

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Keywords: Kumamoto; orphanage; Yokohama

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38:37 - First assignment in Japan

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Keywords: Kumamoto; Sasebo

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41:29 - First assignment in Japan II

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Keywords: Japanese civilians; repatriation center

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44:28 - First assignment in Japan III

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Keywords: Kumamoto; military occupation; Tosu

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47:32 - First assignment in Japan IV

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Keywords: Kumamoto; labor unions; Marine division; military government; Sasebo; yakuza

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50:48 - Experiences in Japan

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Keywords: General MacArthur; reconstruction; Yakuza

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54:06 - Experiences in Japan II

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Keywords: culture; military occupation; Nisei linguists

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