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Segment Synopsis: He is asked if he ever met or saw General Dahlquist when he met the 44nd RCT.

Keywords: 36th Division; 442nd RCT; Camp Shelby; color bearers; company commander; General Dahlquist; Vosges Forest

Subjects: World War II World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Segment Synopsis: He describes his attempts at volunteering to join the army. During his first attempts, he was turned down and classified as an enemy alien. When the 442nd RCT was formed, he was finally accepted to join the army.

Keywords: 442nd RCT; 4C Classification; army; enemy alien classification; hakujin; Japanese American; volunteer for service; World War II

Subjects: Japanese Americans--World War II Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--"Enemy Alien" Classification World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Segment Synopsis: His father was incarcerated at Manzanar Concentration Camp, but he was not that concerned about him upon joining the army. He talks about how amazed he was to see so many "Buddhaheads" during his time at the Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center.

Keywords: "Buddhaheads"; Concentration Camps; internment camps; Manzanar; Santa Anita

Subjects: World War II--Concentration camps World War II--Military service

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Segment Synopsis: Unlike most of the mainland soldiers, he got along well with the guys from Hawaii. This was mostly because of his background in boxing -- he knew some of the Hawaiian boxers. He describes some of the fights he got into with the Caucasian soldiers while overseas.

Keywords: "Buddhahead"; "Jap"; American soldiers; boxing; Camp Shelby; Hawaii guys; Italy; pidgin; racial discrimination

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Boxing Identity and values--Japanese American identity Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about the reunions he had with a French family that he knew during the war. Whenever he was in Europe, he would go visit them.

Keywords: 2nd Battalion; 517 paratroopers; Menton; Monte Carlo; Nice

Subjects: Japanese Americans--Post-World War II Military service--Post-World War II service World War II World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team World War II--Support from the non-Japanese American community

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Segment Synopsis: He describes eating a lot of rice and eggs while they were stationed at Po Valley. He describes his experiences in the Po Valley Campaign with the anti-tank company.

Keywords: anti-tank company; Germans; Gothic Line; Italians; Po Valley; rice; rifle company

Subjects: World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team [World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team--Anti-tank Company]

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Segment Synopsis: He describes what he remembered when the Germans surrendered. He also describes how happy he was to be alive at the end of the war.

Keywords: end of war; Germans

Subjects: World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team [World War II--End of the war] [World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team--Anti-tank Company]

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Segment Synopsis: He describes humorous moments that he remembers during the war -- one of which he nearly received a court-martial for pulling a prank on an officer.

Keywords: bunks; court-martial; glider

Subjects: Military service World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Segment Synopsis: He describes playing softball with the Anti-tank Company overseas. They used to travel to different cities to play games and made a lot of money from their wins.

Keywords: anti-tank company; softball

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Softball World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team [World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team--Anti-Tank Company]

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Segment Synopsis: He describes what it was like seeing the Statue of Liberty and returning home.

Keywords: Christmas; coming home; Statin Island; Statue of Liberty; USS Randolph

Subjects: World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team