0:02 - Parents in Japan unaware of his military service

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Keywords: "Inu"; 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Issei parents; Japan

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1:55 - Moved to Los Angeles -- Worked at Terminal Island / Fighting for one's country while facing discrimination

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Keywords: American citizen; discrimination; Issei; Katonk; Los Angeles; Mainland; naturalization; Terminal Island

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4:21 - Met wife at Girl's Club in Long Beach -- Drove a Cadillac / Talks about his children

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; automobiles; children; dating; daughters; Girl's Club; Long Beach; Los Angeles

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9:09 - Reasons for not telling children about war experience

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Keywords: children; grandchildren; Nisei veteran story; veteran reunions; war experience

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11:17 - Importance of sharing the Nisei veterans' story

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; future generations; Go For Broke monument; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei legacy

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13:15 - Kept track of government budgets for U.S. Navy / Mechanics of a German machine gun

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Keywords: German soldiers; machine guns; U.S. government; U.S. Navy

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15:29 - Good luck charms ("Senninbari"/"Omamori") / No holiday celebrations while overseas

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Keywords: good luck charms; holidays; Issei parents; Japanese culture; Japanese traditions; Omamori; overseas; Senninbari

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18:26 - Multiple uses for Army helmet / Pictures from war experience

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Keywords: "Bouncing Betsy"; 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; convoy; Hawaiian soldiers; helmet; mainland; Schofield Barracks; veteran reunion

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