William Oda oral history interview, part 2 of 2, March 25, 2002

0:00 - Career goals before World War II started

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Keywords: aspirations; race discrimination; University of Maryland

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2:58 - Being drafted and discussing temporary detention centers

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Keywords: Assembly Centers; family; Japanese Americans; Pearl Harbor

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4:51 - Discussing basic training

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Keywords: Arkansas; Camp Robinson; Camp Shelby; discrimination; Nisei soldiers

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11:13 - Discussing war experience

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; European Theater; heroism

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16:20 - The social impact of Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: immigration; Japanese Americans; progress

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19:03 - Receipt of lieutenant commission/recalled for Korean War

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Keywords: field commission; military reserve; military service

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22:19 - Wounded in combat/World War II and Korean War

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Keywords: France; Korean War; mortar

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23:28 - Photographs/field commission receipt and NCOs at Camp Shelby

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Keywords: General Mark Clark; Issei parents; second lieutenant

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28:07 - Pencil illustrations and photographs of soldiers

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Nisei soldiers; photographs

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