Ragnar Henning Peterson oral history interview, part 2 of 3, July 25, 2006

0:00 - Discussing training new recruits

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Keywords: basic training; hiking; marching; obstacle course; physical education

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2:10 - Training II-discussing marches

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Keywords: Nisei; pack; platoon; rifle

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4:12 - Training III; and describing H Company weapons

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Keywords: heavy weapons; machine gun; marching; mortar; motivation; platoon; soldiers

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7:29 - Discussing structure of United States Army

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Keywords: battalion; company; heavy weapons; platoon

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8:57 - Training IV; and structure II

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Keywords: battalion; company; maneuvers; platoon; rifle company; unit

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11:34 - Participation in maneuvers; and discussing soldiers' confidence

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Keywords: 69th Division; Camp Shelby

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13:38 - Experiences prior to shipping overseas

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Keywords: home; insurance; parents; will and testament

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15:26 - Discussing Hattiesburg; and experiences in New Orleans

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; jazz; Mississippi; soldiers

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16:47 - Traveling overseas

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Keywords: cards; enemy fire; Hawaiian soldiers; Liberty Ship; Morocco; troops

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19:08 - Discussing Japanese American incarceration camps; and Nisei Army volunteers

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Keywords: 442nd; barbed wire; Camp Shelby; guard; Hawaiian soldiers

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21:40 - Incarceration camps II; and discussing relationship between mainland and Hawaiian soldiers

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Keywords: "Buddha heads"; "katonk"; Daniel Inouye

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24:20 - Differences between Mainland and Hawaiian soldiers

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Keywords: culture; education; island; money; personality

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27:11 - Differences between mainland and Hawaiian soldiers II- discussing loyalty and culture

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Keywords: enemy; food; Pacific; Pearl Harbor; reunion

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30:11 - Thoughts about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Keywords: assignment; pride; war

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31:51 - Experiences in Oran, Africa

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Keywords: ammunition; culture; equipment; Liberty Ship; marching; training

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33:32 - Discussing combat operations and experiences in Italy

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Keywords: 100th; battalion; Civitavecchia; Hill 140; Naples; Rome-Arno

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35:40 - Discussing combat on tactical and strategic levels

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Keywords: enemy; F Company; mission; regimental

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38:46 - Thoughts about first combat experiences; and feelings about accomplished missions

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Keywords: soldiers

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40:10 - Experiences during Rome-Arno Campaign; and discussing the taking of Paris

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; Anzio Beach; France

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41:53 - Describing topography of France; and discussing personalities in combat unit

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Keywords: confidence; forest; hill; Italy; leadership; paratroop

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44:32 - Discussing leadership in combat unit

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Keywords: combat experienes; Killed in Action; soldiers

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47:10 - Discussing Italian and French women; and discussing rescue of the Lost Battalion

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Keywords: 36th Division; leave; officers; rest; rifle company; wounded

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50:08 - Lost Battalion II

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Keywords: 36th Division; banzai charge; front line; German soldiers

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51:56 - Telling story of parade grounds; and discussing memorial

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Keywords: battalion; Commander; formation; gathering; General Dahlquist; speech

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54:19 - Discussing soldiers killed in action; and Champagne Campaign

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Keywords: Bruyeres; combat zone; flanking battalion; Lost Battalion; Nice; platoon; Southern France

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