Robert Foote oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 5, 2005

0:01 - Introduction; family history, his background pre-war

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Keywords: 19th century American history; 442nd Regimental Combat Team, K Company; draft; higher education

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2:24 - Circumstances under which he got drafted

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Keywords: defer; draft; education

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4:21 - Introduction (retake); his background pre-war

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; farm; Japanese Americans; Nisei; rural communities

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6:20 - Discussing 442nd Company K reunion

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Keywords: civil rights; Los Angeles; Nisei veterans; Nobel Peace Prize

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8:59 - Discussing about Yuri and Bill Kochiyama

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Keywords: civil rights; Harlem; Japanese Americans

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10:40 - Discussing the Ted Tanouye Commemoration

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; high school; Medal of Honor; Nisei veterans

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11:36 - Discussing recovery and recollections from The Gothic Line

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; hospital; Italy; mountain; Southern France

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18:52 - Description of German resistance troops

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Keywords: adolescent; battle; European Theater; German soldiers

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20:08 - German resistance warfare tactics and how "Partizanis" (Partisans) helped troop avoid Germans

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; artillery; bridges; casualty; explosives

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23:03 - How "Partizanis" (Partisans) helped K Company scale a mountain in Italy

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; artillery fire; battleship; mountain

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