0:00 - Volunteering to join the Army / Parents and family avoid being interned

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Keywords: Army; family; hang leader; internment camp; physically fit; prestige; respect; restaurant

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2:00 - Turned down for enlistment in the military / Traveling to Provo, Utah for work

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Keywords: defense plant; discrimination; enlistment; Japanese Americans; military service; Nisei; steel mill

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5:23 - Working for Utah Power & Light Company in Salt Lake City

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Keywords: ash man; boilers; employment; friends; furnace; rake; rock crushers; Utah Power and Light Company

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7:50 - Co-worker with anti-Japanese sentiments

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Keywords: anti-Japanese; casualty; discrimination; heating; murder; racism; son

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11:36 - Informing superintendent about joining the military

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Keywords: application; co-worker; defense plant; employment; military service; parting gift; shaving kit

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14:00 - Finding out about Nisei military unit

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Keywords: brother-in-law; combat; frontline; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; military service; Nisei soldiers

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15:45 - Fort Logan / Receiving the name Harold

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Keywords: Fort Logan; military service; name; nickname; power; private first class; sergeant

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16:59 - Family's reaction to Oliver joining the military

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Keywords: business; conspiracy; infantry; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; special combat team; war

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17:51 - Shipped out to Camp Shelby / Witnessing discrimination in the south

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Keywords: "Buddha heads"; African American soldiers; bus; Camp Shelby; discrimination; military police; racism; segregation

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22:13 - Experiences at Camp Shelby

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Keywords: "Buddha heads"; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; K Company; Katonk; Nisei soldiers; platoon

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25:15 - Boxing tournament in high school and earning respect

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Keywords: boxer; coach; fight; Hawaiian soldiers; high school; prize; sports; wrestling

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