Theodore Tsukahara oral history interview, part 3 of 5, March 25, 2001

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0:00 - Recalling induction, Salt Lake City, and living conditions

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Keywords: basic training; camp; Camp Shelby; company; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; plantation; squad; war

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2:57 - Recalling basic training, comparing Heart Mountain Concentration Camp, Louisiana, and overseas

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; ROTC; Sergeant; squad leader; war

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5:37 - Recalling Mainlander and Hawaiian; pidgin; ROTC; and outift

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Keywords: "katonk"; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; basic training; Camp Shelby; Japanese Americans; Nisei; war

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8:36 - Discussing platoon; types of mines; and military personnels

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Keywords: 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; squad; war

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10:55 - Recalling missions and European Theater

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; combat; convoy; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; platoon; war

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14:17 - Traveling on the convoy, landing, and civilians

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Central Europe; European Theater; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; liberator; Naples; Nisei

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17:33 - Discussing the children and assignment

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Keywords: 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Anzio Beach; candy; invasion; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Naples; Nisei; paratroopers; Rome; war

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20:06 - Recalling routine as soldier, Rome, and invasion

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; company; European Theater; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; paratroopers; war

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23:02 - Discussing glider

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; combat; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; military equipment; military personnel; Naples; Nisei; Rome; war

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