William Omoto oral history interview, part 3 of 5, October 23, 2002

0:00 - Working while in [Poston] Concentration Camp

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Keywords: barracks; food; kitchen; mess hall; truck

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2:41 - Discussing loyalty questionnaire; traveling to induction; and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: "Jap"; bus; MIS; sugar beets; Utah; volunteer

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5:29 - Thoughts about going into the Army; and father's thoughts about pro-Japan interests

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Keywords: family; group; loyalty questions

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7:25 - Poston- discussing moonshine; and goodbye party

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Keywords: barracks; celebration; father; friendship; sake

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9:55 - Basic training at Camp Blanding

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Keywords: 442nd; Florida; Fort Snelling; friendship; heavy weapons; MIS; swamp

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12:12 - Getting drafted; discussing camps in Poston; and learning about the 100th Infantry Battalion

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Keywords: blocks; Fort Douglas; inactive reserve; overseas; school

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14:46 - Basic training II; and encounters with African American soldiers

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Keywords: 92nd Infantry Division; Army; barracks; front line; marching; shoes; writing

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17:46 - African American soldiers II

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Keywords: 92nd Infantry Division; doctor; Gothic Line; PFC; wounded

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19:20 - African American soldiers III

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Keywords: 442nd; 92nd Infantry Division; education; family; Italy; Killed in Action; mountain; Purple Heart

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22:27 - African American soldiers IV

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Keywords: 92nd Infantry Division; discrimination; education; forward observer

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23:54 - Traveling overseas

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Keywords: Aquitania; Camp Blanding; ship; torpedo

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26:26 - Overseas II; and visiting Poston and Manzanar incarceration camps

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Keywords: basic training; Japan; parents; ship

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