Akira Jack Kondo oral history interview, part 5 of 6, March 3, 2002

0:00 - Discussing staying in Naples hospital; body cast

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Keywords: casualty; discomfort; immobile; injury

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3:34 - Discussing travel from Naples to United States; body cast

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Keywords: discomfort; hospital; New York City; ship; Texas; train

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6:57 - Discussing body cast changed; recuperation

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Keywords: healing; hospital; injury; medication

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9:28 - Discussing receipt of medals; Silver Star and Purple Heart

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Keywords: ceremony; hospital; medal; wounded

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11:27 - Discussing his recuperation; Tacoma, WA

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Keywords: hospital; Nisei soldiers; wounded

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12:53 - Discussing his brother and V-E Day

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Keywords: 100th Battalion; Anzio; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Hawaiian soldiers; siblings; surrender

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15:28 - Discussing writing to parents during recuperation

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Keywords: correspondence; Hawaii; Nisei mother

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16:45 - Discussing his financial situation while in Tacoma hospital

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Keywords: income; military orders; Sergeant

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18:33 - Discussing his travel from Texas to Tacoma, WA

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Keywords: discomfort; healing; hospital; train; wounded

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21:34 - Discussing his travel home to Hawaii

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; ship; transportation

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22:26 - Discussing his hospital; solitude

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Keywords: discomfort; doctor; medication

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24:13 - Discussing his discharge

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Keywords: Honolulu; parents; relative

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26:59 - Discussing post-war life; Nisei veteran reunions

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Keywords: community organizations; friendship; Hawaiian soldiers; Honolulu; Nisei veterans; social activities

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