Paul Akama oral history interview, part 4 of 5, March 19, 2005

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0:00 - Discussing difficult battles; casualties; and replacements

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); company; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Sansei; sniper; squad; war

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3:57 - Discussing riflemen duties and foxholes

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Keywords: company; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Sansei; trench foot; war

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6:48 - Discussing Infantry Combat Badge; Brown Star; awards and medal

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Keywords: 100th; 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); battle; combat; European Theater; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Sansei; war

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9:09 - Recalling German motors; street Italian; and civilians

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Keywords: artillery fire; battle; foxhole; Hawaiian soldiers; infantry; Japanese American soldiers; war

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13:03 - Discussing mafia; native foods; and trade

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Sansei

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16:42 - Discussing cigarette trade; 1980's visit; and friends

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Keywords: Carrara; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Sansei; travel; war

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18:55 - Discussing post-war Italy; war ending; processing POW; and gifts

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Keywords: dating; German soldiers; Germany; Hawaiian soldiers; Prisoners of War; Sansei

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22:12 - Discussing guns; camera; and time stayed in Italy after war

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; photographs; post-war; Sansei; veteran; war

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24:46 - Recalling leaving Italy; discharge; coming home; and correspondences

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; family; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; homecoming; post-war; Sansei; war

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