Ragnar Henning Peterson oral history interview, part 1 of 3, July 25, 2006

0:00 - Introduction; and discussing father

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Keywords: Connecticut; Ellis Island; employment; labor; Sweden

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2:40 - Father II- employment; and values

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Keywords: car; death; employment; honesty

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3:52 - Discussing mother's personality; speaking Swedish at home; religion; and childhood community

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Keywords: blue collar; Connecticut; English; ethnicity; moving; school

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6:03 - Discussing school; classmates; and mentor

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Keywords: fight; friendship; grammar school; scoutmaster; teacher; troop

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8:14 - Discussing [boy] scouts troop; thoughts on citizenship; and learning the Pledge of Allegiance

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Keywords: American; camping; church; Lutheran

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10:48 - Playing sports; discussing hobbies; and attending dances

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Keywords: baseball; football; leadership; music

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13:54 - Learning about leadership

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Keywords: Boy Scouts; sandlot

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15:10 - Discussing high school; and discussing pre-war tensions

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Keywords: class; clubs; English; mathematics; Red Cross; social activities

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17:38 - Post high school employment; and discussing life during Great Depression

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Keywords: clerk; Connecticut; construction; father; sacrifice; soda jerk

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19:58 - Employment II; and getting drafted

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Keywords: life insurance; physical exam

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21:42 - Joining State Guard; and discussing attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Army; car; friendship; National Guard; radio; war

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24:10 - Aftermath of Pearl Harbor- State Guard duties; and thoughts about war

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Keywords: ammunition; Army; bayonet; employment; rifle

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26:48 - Thoughts about war II; and discussing Japanese American incarceration

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Keywords: "evacuation"; death; Executive Order 9066; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; marriage

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29:35 - Discussing induction; and training at Camp Croft

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Keywords: barracks; bus; heavy weapons; infantry; physical exam; report; squad leader; veterans

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32:39 - Camp Croft II- discussing squad leader and cadre duties

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Keywords: basic training; Boy Scouts; instructor; leadership; OCS; State Guard; tent

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34:57 - Attending infantry school

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Keywords: Florida; Fort Benning; friendship; OCS; ROTC

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36:43 - Discussing Southeast United States climate; and describing "chiggers"

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Keywords: bug; cigarette; Connecticut; Georgia; weather

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38:02 - Discussing Officer Candidate School (OCS)

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Keywords: boot camp; control; leadership; pressure; training

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40:40 - OCS II

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Keywords: promotion; unit

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42:32 - OCS III- discussing knowledge of World War Two; and graduation

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Keywords: band; ceremony; citizen; Fort Benning; parents; radio; salute; uniform

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45:16 - Discussing furlough; going to Camp Wheeler; and reporting to Camp Shelby

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Keywords: home; infantry; Mississippi; Nisei soldiers; parents; private; Sweden; train

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48:00 - First impressions of Camp Shelby

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Keywords: cadre; H Company; heavy weapons; platoon leader; train

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50:04 - Discussing 2nd Lieutenants of 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Keywords: communications; heavy weapons

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51:47 - First assignment as platoon leader; and first impressions of Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: 442nd; basic training; Company; Hawaiian soldiers; platoon; soldiers

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54:56 - Nisei soldiers II; and discussing Japanese names and nicknames

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Keywords: Army; Hawaiian soldiers

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56:41 - Training soldiers

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Keywords: map; marksmanship; rifle; trigger; weapon

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