Minoru Furuto oral history interview, part 3 of 4, January 21, 2006

0:00 - Discussing basic training

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Keywords: camaraderie; food; integrated unit; military training

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1:51 - Describes seeing hungry Italian children

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Keywords: children; food; Italy; World War Two

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3:09 - Discussing travel to Europe and joining segregated unit

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; England; France; Japanese American soldiers; ship

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5:40 - Describes first battle experience; corpses

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Keywords: casualty; enemy fire; Po Valley; shell

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7:39 - Discussing smoking habit and a friend KIA

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Keywords: casualty; cigarettes; foxhole; scout

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10:45 - Discussing other friends from California KIA

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Keywords: casualty; Japanese American soldiers; Killed in Action

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12:35 - Describes battle experience; Apennine

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Keywords: German soldiers; Italy; Mussolini; Prisoners of War

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14:58 - Italian place names and Po Valley experience

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Keywords: combat; German soldiers; Italy; marching

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17:06 - Po valley experience II; 92nd Division

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; African American soldiers; Japanese American soldiers

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19:55 - Discussing his scouting experience

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; E Company; Fox Company; friendship

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21:55 - Describes foxhole experience and German weaponry

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Keywords: casualty; enemy fire; German soldiers; machine guns

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24:43 - Describes his experience V-E Day; R and R then travel to U.S.

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Keywords: German soldiers; Italy; Prisoners of War; Rome; social activities; Switzerland; travel

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