Takeshi Joe Kawakami oral history interview, part 1 of 2, October 10, 2010

0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: Hawaii; nicknames

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2:22 - Family background

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Keywords: father; fishing; Hilo; Kumamoto prefecture; mother

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5:24 - Family background II

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Keywords: Lincoln Park; religion

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8:30 - Family background III

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Keywords: children; Hawaii; Hilo

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11:32 - Schooling in Hawaii

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Keywords: friendship; Hilo

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14:32 - Growing up in Hawaii

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Keywords: High School; Japan; tidal wave

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17:36 - Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: football; Japan; Lincoln Park

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20:48 - Volunteering for the Army

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Keywords: Hickam Field; Hilo; Schofield Barracks

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23:49 - Volunteering for the Army II

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Keywords: "chiggers"; Camp Shelby; Mississippi

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26:59 - Basic training

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Hattiesburg; Mississippi; weapons training

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29:48 - Basic training II

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Keywords: Browning Automatic Rifle; Mississippi; weapons training

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32:45 - Shipment overseas

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; liberty ship; North Africa

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35:40 - Shipment and arrival in Europe

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Keywords: Anzio; Monte Cassino; North Africa

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38:38 - Monte Cassino

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Keywords: german soldiers; Italy

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41:32 - War experiences

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Keywords: Anzio beach; Italy; shelling

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44:50 - War experiences II

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; combat; German soldiers; Po Valley; shelling

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47:46 - War experiences III

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Keywords: german soldiers; Prisoners of War

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51:14 - War experiences IV

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Keywords: mortar shells; wounded

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