Kazuichi Hamasaki oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 21, 2006

0:00 - Introduction- family background

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Japan; Maui; Oko; Tano; Wailuku

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2:59 - Family background II

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Keywords: kibei; Maui; plantation; siblings

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5:47 - Growing up in Maui

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Keywords: plantation; St. Anthony Catholic School

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8:57 - Schooling in Maui

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Keywords: friends; Japanese language school; soccer; St. Anthony School

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12:11 - Family background III- language

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Keywords: Japanese; neighbors; siblings

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14:48 - Growing up in Maui II

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Keywords: Buddhist Temple; Honolulu; Portuguese

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17:35 - Growing up in Maui III

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Keywords: friendly gang; games

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19:30 - Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: "This is the real McCoy"; National Guard; radio

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22:27 - Pearl Harbor II- aftermath

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Keywords: ministers; teachers

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23:30 - Volunteering for the Army

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Keywords: American; Honolulu; Maui; Schofield Barracks

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26:25 - Volunteering for the Army II, shipment to the mainland

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Honolulu; marching; Mississippi; San Francisco; Schofield Barracks

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28:56 - Growing up in Maui IV

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Keywords: house; liquor store; shops

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31:41 - Camp Shelby

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Keywords: "chiggers"; baseball; basic training; boxing; discrimination; Mississippi

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34:46 - Camp Shelby II

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Keywords: "colored"; G Company; Hattiesburg; Hawaiian soldiers; Mississippi; segregation

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38:03 - Camp Shelby III

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Keywords: 1st scout; G Company; Hattiesburg; segregation

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41:00 - Camp Shelby IV

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Hill 140; Lieutenant Tanahashi

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43:39 - Shipment overseas

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Keywords: liberty ship; North Africa; Oran

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46:32 - Arrival in Italy

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Partial Transcript: 46:49 prostitutes

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Hill 140; Leghorn; Monte Casino; Naples; Po Valley

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48:51 - First combat

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Keywords: German soldiers; Hill 140

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51:54 - Hill 140

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Keywords: 1st Scout; casualty; G Company

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55:10 - Hill 140 II

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; casualties; German soldiers; K rations

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