Partial Transcript: Yoroku's family has feelings of loyalty and patriotism to America. For the nation and the country, Yoroku volunteers for the Army. His mother has no ties to Japan. She has no more relatives there. Yokoru is stationed at Schofield Barracks for a short time before leaving for the mainland for basic training. Yoroku arrives in San Francisco and boards a train. The men are divided into two groups before boarding a train. One group travels on the northern route, and the second group goes southern. Yoroku arrives at Camp Shelby.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Camp Shelby; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Issei; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; Schofield Barracks; travel

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku recalls boarding the train and is instructed to blackout the windows until they arrive in Mississippi. He is assigned to Company B 442nd. On his weekend passes, Yoroku goes to Hattiesburg and sees segregation for the first time. He describes serval incidents of discrimination. Earl Finch is a person who invited many soldiers to his home and is accepting of everyone. He did not show discrimination towards anyone.

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Keywords: 442nd; discrimination in the military; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Mainland; Nisei; race discrimination; racism

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku discusses Earl Finch. Mr. Finch did not show discrimination to anyone and is equal to all persons. Yoroku also describes the relationship between Mainland and Hawaiian boys at Camp Shelby.

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Hawaiian soldiers; Mainland; Mainland soldiers; Nisei; platoon

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Partial Transcript: At Camp Shelby, Yoroku describes basic training. He mentions marching and triggers. He recalls the Platoon Sergeant (from Wyoming) is over six feet tall, and his strides when marching is much larger than the shorter soldiers. Despite the height differences, Yoroku can keep up. The men have to watch out for triggers and snakes in Mississippi.

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Mainland soldiers; marching; platoon

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku recalls his Platoon Sergeant at Camp Shelby. He says that men have a good relationship with him. Yoroku describes their banter with one another and the pranks they play. Yoroku is at Camp Shelby for about a year. He talks about stories he hears about incidents between Mainland and Hawaiian boys.

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Keywords: 442nd; basic training; Camp Shelby; friendship; Hawaiian soldiers; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: After Camp Shelby, Yoroku goes to Newport Dunes, Virginia, and is a replacement for the 100th. Yoroku goes on a convoy for 30 days to go to Naples, Italy. On the ship, the guys play games and have boxing tournaments to pass the time. The trip takes a long time to avoid German submarines. Yoroku describes sleeping conditions. At first, there some who are afraid of the Japanese Americans. Eventually, everyone gets along.

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Keywords: 100th; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Mainland soldiers; Nisei; race discrimination; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku recalls eating two meals a day. In the beginning, Yoroku could not eat because he is seasick. At basic training, Yoroku at attached to B Company but later becomes a 100th replacement C Company. The convoy lands in Naples, Italy. There is an attack in Rome, and they need all the transportations to help. Yoroku remembers hiking to catchup with C Company.

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Keywords: 100th; convoy; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Mainland soldiers; Nisei; Rome; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: During the hike to catch up with C Company, Yoroku realizes he forgot his gas mask. In his platoon, there are three guys from Maui. Yoroku asks Norman Ota (Maui boy) about his gas mask, but Ota instead asks for Yoroku's food. Yoroku later realizes no one of them is wearing their gas masks. Some guys have fresh fruits picked along their hike, government-issued ration, candy, and cigarettes.

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Keywords: 100th; C ration; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; platoon; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Before joining the 100th as a replacement, Yoroku says the 100th veterans have been in numerous battles already sin the Italian Campaign - Monte Cassino, Anzio, and Rome. He recalls Richard Yamamoto (Honolulu) giving advice to the replacements and to follow the 100th veterans' actions. Yoroku knows about Kazuma Hisanaga when he is in Maui High School. Yoroku says he respects him.

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Keywords: Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; high school; Italy; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: In C Company, Yoroku becomes Lieutenant Kazuma Hisanaga's Platoon messenger. Yoroku carries the radio and relays the radio messages to Lieutenant Hisanaga from other platoons or Company Headquarters. Yoroku remembers sharing the same foxholes with Lieutenant Hisanaga occasionally. The C Company is composed of men from Maui. Therefore, when Yoroku joins the C Company he knows many of them.

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Keywords: 100th; German soldiers; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: As a Platoon Messenger, Yoroku replays messages about locations and plans to Lieutenant Hisanaga. Yoroku becomes a messenger in France before the Lost Battalion when the previous messenger gets wounded. Yoroku's first battle is in Belvedere. He sees for the first time someone in his platoon gets shot by a sniper.

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Keywords: 100th; battle; Belvedere; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Killed in Action; platoon; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: The first battle Yoroku fights in is Belvedere. He discusses his thought and feelings. He prays to God to watch over him. He also carries his Bible. The Bible is his omamori.

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Keywords: 100th; artillery fire; Christianity; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku discusses the different landscapes and how the area impacts the chances of you getting wounded in battle. In Italy, the battles are in the open fields. In France, the battles are in the forest. The chances of getting hurt are higher in France because of tree bursts. Even foxholes could not help shield you. Yoroku recalls the Lost Battalion. He hears that the Division Commander makes a mistake causing the company to get cut off by the German soldiers.

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Keywords: 100th; artillery fire; foxhole; France; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku discusses General John E. Dahlquist and his treatment of the soldiers. Another battle Yoroku recall is Bruyeres. He remembers being attacks by enemy soldiers and finding shelter behind a tree. The Lieutenant also goes behind the tree with Yoroku. The Lieutenant thinks he is injured by artillery fire, but it is the bark of the tree.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; France; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku discusses Lieutenant Riyu. He is previously in B Company. Yoroku's longest brother, Tom, joins the Army, but it is after the war. Tom gets scabies and is in hospital. Yoroku goes to visit him briefly and returns to his duties.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; German soldiers; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; Prisoners of War; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku talks about the worst experience of war are seeing his friends getting wounded and killed in combat. He reflects on the Po Campaign and how he gets hurt on his leg at this battle. Lieutenant Greg Ikeda and Yoroku go scouting. Yoroku crawls under the barbed wire, and the barbed wire gets stuck on his backpack. Lieutenant Ikeda helps Yoroku quickly as the German soldiers are coming on the path.

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Keywords: 100th; Gothic Line and Po Valley; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Japanese American soldiers; Killed in Action; Nisei; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Lieutenant Takada helps Yoroku quickly as the German soldiers are coming on the path. The German soldiers throw a grenade at them, and the shrapnel hits Yoroku in the leg. At the same time Platoon, Sergeant Satoru Okamura (Kauai) is reported missing. Yoroku goes to search for him and finds him wounded in a dugout. Yoroku says since he is going to the Battalion Aide, he is going to get his leg treated and send help for Platoon Sergeant Okamura. Okamura gets his second Purple Heart. The first time Okamura gets injured, he goes to the mainland for treatment. However, he returns to fight beside his men.

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Keywords: 100th; France; German soldiers; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Italy; Lieutenant; Mainland; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; platoon; Purple Heart; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Yoroku gets wounded, and he rests a few days. He sees his high school friend Kizo Shirokane and finds out he is one of their new recruitment for C Company. Later he hears new recruitment is killed in action, and it happens to be Shirokane.

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Keywords: 100th; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Killed in Action; Nisei soldiers; platoon; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: For Yoroku's shrapnel wound, he receives a Purple Heart. He did not use his Boy Scouts skills in the Army because there are medics available to help soldiers. Yoroku also receives the Merit Achievement Bronze Star.

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Keywords: 100th; Bronze Star; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; Purple Heart; World War Two

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