Nobo "Nob" Ikuta oral history interview, part 2 of 5, November 23, 2003

0:00 - Discussing siblings in Japan; and living in Los Angeles post-war

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Keywords: atomic bomb; family; gardening; Hiroshima; war

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2:02 - Corresponding with mother in Japan; getting drafted; and protective custody after attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Army; basic training; draft; jail; Jefferson Barracks; letters; Pearl Harbor

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4:46 - Experiences with discrimination; and discussing basic training

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Keywords: Camp Grant; Chicago; hotel; marching; uniform

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7:24 - Discussing PFC promotion; and experiences in St. Louis around Christmas

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Keywords: church; Commander; dance; Pearl Harbor; tree

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9:35 - Discussing other Nisei soldiers; and brother's military service

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Keywords: draft; General MacArthur; Japan; Los Angeles; Military Intelligence Service (MIS); surrender

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11:51 - Typing skill

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Keywords: 442nd; cadre; Camp Shelby; draft; handwriting; high school; rank

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14:21 - Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and I Company assignment

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Keywords: cadre; Camp Shelby; front line; Japanese American; kitchen; rations; rice

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16:51 - I Company assignment II; and combat experiences in France

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Keywords: front line; German soldiers; outhouse; shrapnel; truck

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18:51 - Combat experiences II; and weather in France

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Keywords: barracks; Bruyeres; rations; shell; shrapnel; snow; truck

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20:02 - Discussing uniform and equipment

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Keywords: enemy; hat; khaki; pistol; rifle; winter; wool

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21:11 - Thoughts regarding Pearl Harbor attack; and discussing Hiroshima bombing

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Keywords: atomic bomb; civilians; Japan; troop

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22:52 - Living in Los Angeles- prewar and postwar; and discussing forced removal

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Keywords: "evacuation"; brother; car; gardening; Japan; mother; sister

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