Matsuji Sakumoto oral history interview, part 3 of 8, April 18, 2004

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0:00 - Favorite and least favorite subjects in school

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Keywords: Coliseum; current events; high school; history; Italy; math; newspaper; overseas

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2:45 - His love of books and history/Visiting Gettysburg

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Keywords: books; Civil War; Gettysburg; Japanese history; Maryland; military strategy; Washington D.C.

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7:15 - Being aware of the war of in Europe/Remembering December 6, 1941 and the next day when Pearl Harbor was attacked

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Keywords: 9/11; beach; Hawaii; Hitler; Pearl Harbor; planning; radio; World War Two

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10:26 - Being aware of Japanese aggression in Manchuria and China/Family reaction to Japanese aggression

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Keywords: aggression; China; family; Manchuria; Rape of Nanjing

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11:22 - Volunteering for the 442nd/Telling his parents he enlisted and their reaction

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; B-17; BAR; Browning Automatic Rifle; defense yard; employment; enlist; family; friendship; Hickam Air Field; Kahuku Army Air Field; parents; Pearl Harbor; Schofield Barracks; underweight

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17:30 - Parents' advice before leaving for basic training/Early days in the military

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Keywords: basic training; family; farewell; parents; party; railroad station; Schofield Barracks; ship

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19:38 - Traveling aboard a troop ship/Traveling on a train across the country to Camp Shelby in Mississippi/Conditions at Camp Shelby

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Keywords: 1st Battalion; bugs; Camp Shelby; chiggers; corn fields; field pack; food; gambling; Hattiesburg; marching; Mississippi; paycheck; seasick; train; troop ship

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