0:00 - Mother receives letters from Washington DC about him being wounded in the South Pacific

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Keywords: Camp Savage; letter; Nisei; photograph; publicity; Purple Heart; Undersecretary of War

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3:01 - Visiting mother at Gila River Concentration Camp after recovering from wound / The security around Gila River

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Keywords: armed guards; barbed war; cantina; embarassed; rumors; security

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4:52 - Reassignment to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team at Camp Shelby / Contacting John Aiso for transfer to Camp Savage / Request to get out teaching at Camp Savage and reassignment to the China Burma India Theater

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Savage; Camp Shelby; China Burma India Theater (CBI); furlough; Gila River; Presidio Monterey; reassignment

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9:33 - Duties while in the China Burma India Theater

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Keywords: Burma; interpreter; Mars Taskforce; South East Asia Command (SEAC); Stilwell; translator

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11:36 - Details about the Mars Task force / Duties performed while in the task force

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Keywords: Burma; disbanded; managing men; Merrill's Marauders; retreating enemy

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14:42 - The military service of his five brothers

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Keywords: Camp Savage; drafted; dual citizenship; Germany; Japan; Korean War; occupation

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17:16 - Hearing about the end of the War / Being recommended for a field commission

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Keywords: atomic bomb; discharge; field commission; India; leave; points system; translating

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20:09 - Returning home after the war / Post war employment / Marriage and family

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Keywords: children; employment; family; farm laborer; higher education; marriage

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22:47 - Hopes for his grandchildren

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Keywords: choices; employment; good life; money

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23:48 - Thoughts on life experiences for future generations

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Keywords: "let it be"

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25:42 - Personal collection of photographs taken during the war

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Keywords: China Burma India Theater (CBI); Guadalcanal; linguistics team; photographs; Purple Heart

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