Stanley Serikaku oral history interview, part 2 of 5, June 29, 2002

0:00 - 100th Infantry- starting training camp

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Hawaii; Mississippi; Nisei soldiers

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2:55 - Reactions to Hawaiian nisei soldiers vs. mainland nisei soldiers

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); cadre; Haole

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5:40 - Training in Mississippi

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Keywords: bivouac; cold; foxholes; infantry tactics; marching; swamp

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8:51 - Training in Mississippi II

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Keywords: boots; Go For Broke movie; officers; uniforms

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11:08 - Commanding officers of the 442nd, furloughs

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Keywords: Earl Finch; Japanese Americans; prejudices; questionnaire

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13:56 - Prejudices in the south

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; southern hospitality

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15:10 - Weapons training and practice for soldiers

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Keywords: 522nd Field Artillery Battalion; Antitank Company; bayonette; canon Company; machine gun; mortar; rifle

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17:43 - Weapons training and practice for soldiers II

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; heat; Hill 140; water discipline

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20:03 - Training- close friends, anticipation of war, writing letters home

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Keywords: European Theater; friendship; kotonks

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23:24 - Rank

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Keywords: ROTC training; Staff Sergeant

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24:12 - Training II- 19 day shipment to Oran (North Africa)

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Keywords: baby flat tops; convoy; Liberty Ship; Newport News; Strait of Gibraltar

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26:45 - Training III- Arrival to Oran (North Africa)

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Keywords: bivouac; locusts

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