Munro Shintani oral history interview, part 3 of 3, May 21, 2006

0:00 - German weaponry

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Keywords: "bouncing betty"; Bolt action rifle; P38

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2:48 - German weaponry II

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Keywords: "bouncing betty"; shrapnel

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4:16 - Combat duty, Gothic Line

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Keywords: Gothic Line; Italy; La Spezia; Lost Battalion; Rome-Arno; shrapnel

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7:16 - The Gothic Line II

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; 92nd Division; campaign; Germany; goat trail; Po Valley

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10:10 - Combat in France

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Keywords: Bruyeres-Biffontaine; foxhoe; Marseille; shrapnel; tree bursts

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12:40 - Combat in France- tree bursts, re-visiting

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Keywords: Arno River; Bruyeres; Florence; Italy; shrapnel

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15:13 - Combat in France III- Lost Battalion

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Bruyeres-Biffontaine; I company; liberate; point man

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17:51 - Discussing the worst and best parts of the war, mail communication

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Keywords: combat; friendships; wounded

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21:10 - Mail communication II, food overseas

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Keywords: fruit cake; okazu; tsukemono

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23:37 - End of the war

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Keywords: Italy; Pisa; Po Valley; Statue of Liberty

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26:52 - Back to the United States

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Keywords: brother; Chicago; Coe College; discharge; Iowa

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29:11 - Family and marriage, moving to Texas

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Keywords: Southern Indiana; university

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31:28 - Family II- children

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Keywords: Naval Academy; nuclear power; Rickover

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34:24 - Family III- children continued

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Keywords: FDIC; grandchildren; Kevin Martin

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35:32 - Importance of the Nisei story

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Keywords: Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA); Japanese Americans

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37:16 - Discussing wife, Hiroshima

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Keywords: atomic bomb; family

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40:24 - Discussion with wife II

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Keywords: banjo; Chicago; Japanese Americans; Southern Indiana

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43:29 - Final notes

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Keywords: book; Ron Oba; veterans

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