Christopher Keegan oral history interview, part 5 of 6, June 7, 1999

0:00 - Discussing officer casualties; anecdote follow-up

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Keywords: Commissioned Officer; Hill 140; KIA; Rome; spouse

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4:05 - Discussing casualties; Captain Yashiro

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Keywords: aid station; Commissioned Officer; enemy fire

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5:22 - Describes lessons learned from first combat experience

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; communication

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6:46 - Describes his military strategy style; award he received

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Keywords: heavy weapons; operation; Purple Heart; rifle company

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9:20 - Describes the Pink House operation

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Keywords: artillery fire; enemy fire; G Company; German soldiers; machine gunner; mortar

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11:14 - Pink House operation II; brave soldier

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Keywords: artillery fire; Distinguished Service Cross; enemy fire; German soldiers; machine gunner; mortar

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13:40 - Pink House operation III; casualties

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Keywords: aid station; medic; Nisei soldiers; shrapnel

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16:12 - Describes his injury and assignments

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Keywords: 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; Bruyeres-Biffontaine; shells; shrapnel

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19:18 - Discussing the Lost Battalion

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Keywords: Bruyeres; German soldiers; military strategy; terrain

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21:59 - Describing platoons

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Keywords: casualty; combat; enemy fire; medal; military strategy

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23:25 - Expressing his opinion of the Lost Battalion rescue

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Keywords: 3rd Battalion; artillery fire; German soldiers; mortar; Prisoners of War

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26:27 - Describes other officer's opinion of Lost Battalion rescue; General Dahlquist

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Keywords: 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Bruyeres; filming; military strategy

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