0:06 - Introduction and parent's background

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Keywords: brother; business; carpentry; cock-fighting; English; family; farm; father; gardening; grapes; handyman; Hawaii; immigration; Japan; job; Kauai; mother; occupation; parents; picture bride; plantation; school; teacher; uncle; vineyard; wine; Yamuguchi Prefecture

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7:08 - Brothers and sister/ Japanese language school

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Keywords: brother; California; carpenter; construction; deceased; education; English; family; father; Hawaii; high school; Japanese language; Kahlua Japanese Language School; military; siblings; sister; strict; student; tablets

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10:05 - Time at University of Hawaii and working part-time

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Keywords: contractor; dishwasher; father; Honolulu; mason; mother; part-time work; police; rent; restaurant; school; University of Hawaii

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13:21 - On scene at the Bombing of Pearl Harbor/ Taxiing women and children to safety during attack

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Keywords: attack; base; bombing; bus; children; driving; guard; housing area; inspector; Japanese; Marine Guard; ocean; passengers; Pearl Harbor; plane; restricted access; shuttle; splash; taxi; USS Oklahoma; women; YMCA

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19:34 - Post Pearl Harbor racial discrimination/ Employment as a merchant marine

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Keywords: apprentice seaman; assignment; Canton; destroyer; escort; fishing; Hawaii; inter-island ship; Japan; Japanese; job; military; mounted gun; passenger ship; Pearl Harbor; racial discrimination; sea legs; seasickness; ship; supplies; taxi; unemployed

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23:24 - Trips as a merchant marine in the Pacific

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Keywords: 5-inch gun; Atlantic; captain; evaporator; harbor; hygiene; Japanese; merchant marine; potable; salt water soap; shower; South Pacific; submarines; toilets; trip; war pay

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28:06 - Taxiing in Hawaii/ Volunteering for the 442nd

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Keywords: brother; café; Charles Morita; Charlie’s Taxi; father; Ford; Hawaii; Hawaiian Electric; headquarters; high school; ill; Japanese; Kuai; lottery; mainland; mother; Nisei unit; parents; patriotic; post office; quota; Schoffield; sister; stand; Sullivan Brothers; unit; volunteer

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33:33 - Missing 442nd ship due to blood poisoning/ Japanese language test

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Keywords: 442nd; basic training; blood poisoning; cans; English; field hospital; Guadalcanal; hand; hookie; intelligence; Japanese; jungle training; KP duty; language school; language training; marines; navy lieutenant; Pearl Harbor; Shelby; translate

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38:18 - Russell Islands for invasion preparations

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Keywords: battalion; destroyers; Guadalcanal; lagoons; landing maneuver; mail; marines; navy; Okinawa invasion; Russell Islands; ship

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41:00 - April 1st invasion of Okinawa

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Keywords: anti-tank guns; army; Army 6th Division; cannons; division; family; fate; foot soldier; government; Hawaii; interpreter; invasion; island; Japanese; Kachin Peninsula; M1; marines; Okinawa; partner; sergeant; Sobe; south; weaponry; Yellow Beach 2

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43:59 - Checking caves for Japanese

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Keywords: carbine; cave; civilians; empty; evacuation; flame thrower; hospital; Itoman; Japanese; language; microphone; military; mothers and children; safe; surrender; survivors; unarmed; weapons

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47:26 - Two-man invasion of a small Okinawan island

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Keywords: alone; Coast Guard; contingent; deliver; farmer; food; GIs; interrogate; invasion; island; Japanese soldiers; landing craft; medicine; Okinawan dialect; welcoming

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50:53 - Receiving a Marine discharge as an Army soldier

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Keywords: 2nd Marine Dvision; army; Army Air Corps; Big Island; Burma; Hawaii; Honolulu; Marine Corps discharge; marine corps headquarters; marines; Okinawa; Pacific Ocean; records; release; rest; sergeant; translator

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55:36 - Working in Occupied Japan with the military government/ Marriage and daughter

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Keywords: American; American citizen; army; “comfort women”; Birth Certificate; cigarettes; daughter; interrogation; Japan; Japanese language; Korean camp followers; marriage; military government; morale; Naha; navy; Okinawa; POW’s; prisoners; prostitutes; rebuild; rehabilitation; service; state department; wife

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58:50 - Training recruits at Schoffield for the Korean War

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Keywords: basic training; detail; field first; first sergeant; Fort Schafter; Hawaii; jeep; Korean War; mainland; march; platoons; rank; recruits; rifle range; Schoffield Barracks; training; training field; troops

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62:13 - Cutting rifle butt and skirting court martial

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Keywords: bayonet; bulls eye; butt plate; colonel; corporal; court martial; inform; leave; line; M1; military; rear site; reason; rifle; short; soldier; stack arms; weekend

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67:58 - Working for the Combat Information Center (CIC) in Hokkaido

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Keywords: 5th Infantry; assignment; buddhahead; CIC; civilian; concealed weapon; Hawaii; Hokkaido; intelligence units; Japan; Korea; Kyoto; military; military clothing; Okinawa; police; recruits; Sekki Sanjuro case; snub-nose 38; spy; staging ground; suit; Tokyo; Toyama; weapon

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72:17 - Seki Sanjuro spy trail

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Keywords: 1955; case; Hokkaido; information; intelligence; Japanese; kidnap; Korea; laugh; light sentence; spy; trained

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74:18 - Working in the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in Tokyo

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Keywords: 51st MPCI; American citizen; black market; CIC; CIC headquarters; CID; CID agent; criminal investigation; Criminal Investigation Division; fingerprint; Fort Meade; Japanese; Korea; lie detector; Maryland; military; PX; refresher course; Sergeant first class; Tokyo; wife

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77:51 - Switching from the Army to the Air Force

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Keywords: Air Force; Air traffic control; Army; colonel; Colonel Sakakita; conventional flight; discharge; enlist; Hawaii; Hickam Personnel Office; housing; in grade; Japan; jet; military record; Miltary Air Transport; NCIC; OSI; papers; PCS; Pentagon; rank; retire; Schoffield Barracks; Shiroi Air Force Base; special investigations; Tachikawa; tech sergeant; wife

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84:53 - Service during the Vietnam War at Maguire Air Force Base

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Keywords: Air Force; coordinator; Etco; Fort Dix; fuel; inspection; Maguire Air Force Base; New Jersey; Office of Special Investigations; OSI; planes; ramp controller; Vietnam

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86:06 - Post-retirement work with the Army Air Force Exchange

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Keywords: Army Air Force Exchange; discharge; E7 grade; Exchange Service; Fremont; Germany; Japan; Oakland; officer; officer’s privileges; opening; Pan American; pass; personnel; plane; position; ramp check; retirement; Tachikawa; temporary; test; weight and balances; Western Distribution Center

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89:21 - Photos from Mitsumori's service

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Keywords: Chitose; Guadacanal; Hawaii; Japan; MIS; Nakaguchiku Castle; photos; shells; Stanley Muronaka; Tanikani

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