Willard Matsumoto oral history interview, part 1 of 3, March 23, 2006

0:00 - Introduction; and discussing nickname

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Keywords: Hawaii; high school; Honolulu; Japanese; lanky; Maui; village

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2:53 - Growing up on Maui

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Keywords: Filipino; friendship; Hana; Hawaii; Japanese

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5:07 - Maui II; and discussing family

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Keywords: beach; cane fields; discipline; father; fishing; Hana; Hawaii; mother

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7:14 - Experiences living on a plantation

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Keywords: baseball; friendship; Hana; mango; plantation; school; store; village

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10:02 - Discussing school and teachers

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Keywords: discipline; elementary school; friend; parents; teacher

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12:59 - Discussing siblings; and brothers' military service

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Keywords: brother; Camp Shelby; draft; friendship; H Company; mother; sister; volunteer

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15:58 - Brothers' military service II; and brother and mothers' deaths

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Keywords: Army; bus; drown; Japan; Korean War; swimmer; wave

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19:08 - Brother and mothers' deaths II; and discussing plantation community

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Keywords: basketball; father; neighbor; plantation; sleep; work

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20:48 - Discussing parents; and language spoken at home

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Keywords: English; Japan; Japanese language school; Okinawa; Pidgin; sister; visit

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23:13 - Attending church and Japanese language school

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Keywords: Christianity; English; Japan; minister; parents; stories; teachers

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26:02 - Japanese language school II; and thoughts about citizenship

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Keywords: American; Emperor

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27:08 - Reasons for volunteering for the Army

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Keywords: enemy alien; high school; Nisei; United States; work

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29:35 - Using Japanese language in the military; and playing sports in high school

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Keywords: basketball; football; grades; school; track

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32:25 - Sports II

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Keywords: boat; football; high school; Honolulu; plantation; travel

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35:28 - Sports III and traveling during high school

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Keywords: 442nd; football; Hilo; marching; team

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37:39 - Sports IV

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Keywords: football; military; teamwork

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39:22 - Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: bomb; cloudy; Japanese; mountain; Oahu; radio; war; work

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41:40 - Thoughts about Japanese American incarceration

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Keywords: Army; Camp Shelby; incarceration camps; mainland; volunteer

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43:49 - Aftermath of Pearl Harbor- discussing father-in-law and parents

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Keywords: Japanese community; mainland; teacher; wife

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45:38 - Volunteering for the Army; and friends killed in action

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Keywords: 100th; Congressional Medal of Honor; physical

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48:42 - Friends killed in action II; and discussing Robert Kuroda

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Keywords: 100th; Hawaii; Maui; Sergeant; soldier

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51:27 - Friends killed in action III

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Keywords: front line; Maui; medic; training

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