Takeo Ikeda oral history interview, part 3 of 3, March 21, 2006

0:00 - First combat experiences III and Medal of Honor recipient

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; enemy fire; injury; machine gunner; mortar

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3:00 - Medal of Honor recipient II, rank, and good luck charms

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Keywords: bible; injury; KIA; mortar; private

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6:00 - Good luck charms II, concussion, and religious upbringing

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Keywords: bible; Christianity; church; friendship; memory

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9:00 - Religious upbringing II and other combat experiences

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Keywords: bible; Buddhism; Christianity; family; prayer

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12:00 - Other combat experiences II, Hill 140, and friends KIA

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; enemy fire; German soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Medal of Honor

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15:00 - Friends KIA II

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; cemetary; grave; Maui; photographs

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18:00 - Friends KIA III and battles in Italian villages

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Keywords: German soldiers; guitar; Hawaii; Japanese American soldiers; smoking

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21:00 - Battles in Italian villages II and injury

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Keywords: KIA; Maui; penicillin; Purple Heart; trench foot

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24:00 - Senninbari and other mementos and religion

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Keywords: altar; bible; Christianity; cultural heritage; family

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27:00 - Religion II and experiences with discrimination III

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Keywords: alcohol; dancing; Japanese American soldiers; social activities; women

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30:00 - Experiences with discrimination IV and Bruyeres France

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; combat; enemy fire; injury

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33:00 - Bruyeres France II and helping a wounded soldier

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Keywords: armor bearer; captain; hospital; stretcher; unit

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36:00 - Bruyeres France III, members of unit, and end of World War Two

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Partial Transcript: 38:04 pause

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Keywords: colonel; enemy fire; engineering; Germany; tree burst

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39:00 - End of World War Two II and food during wartime

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Keywords: artillery; eggs; Paris; rice; truck

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42:00 - Food during wartime II, leaving Europe, and journey home

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Keywords: coffee; discharge; Lieutenant; point system; troopship

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45:00 - Journey home II, sisters husband, life after the war, and friends wedding

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Keywords: Alabama; hospital; Red Cross; secretary; wedding

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48:00 - Friends wedding II and employment after World War Two

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Keywords: family; Hawaii; Hilo; post-war; telephone company

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51:00 - Employment after World War Two II, wife, and children

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Keywords: apprentice; education; marriage; retirement; telephone company

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54:00 - Children II, grandchildren, and message to grandchildren

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Keywords: adopted; analyst; citzenship; hospital manager; speech therapist

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57:00 - Grandchildren II and description of photographs

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; fuel; Hattiesburg; smoking; ʻIolani Palace

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