Kenneth Takehara oral history interview, part 1 of 3, November 3, 2009

0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: Hawaii; Maui; siblings

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2:49 - Family background

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Keywords: Christianity; father; food; plantation; siblings

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5:54 - Childhood - Japanese language school, community, activities

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Keywords: judo; kendo; sports

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8:49 - Childhood II - school, activities

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Keywords: county fair; Ford Model T; Maui

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11:57 - High school

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Keywords: Maui; sports; train

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14:57 - High school years, college education

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Keywords: Iowa; Japan; scholarship; Simpson College; transportation; world events

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18:01 - College education II, Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Hawaii; Iowa; scholarship; Simpson College

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20:42 - Facing discrimination

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Keywords: churches; Hawaii; Pearl Harbor

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23:57 - Correspondence to home

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Keywords: Hawaii; Iowa; Pa'ia

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26:51 - Joining the Army

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Keywords: citizenship; Hawaii

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29:56 - Joining the Army II

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Keywords: certificate of citizenship; draft; induction

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33:00 - Basic training

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; H company; induction; medic; Mississippi; wounded

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35:59 - Basic training II

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Keywords: American concentration camp; G company; H company; Heart Mountain; medic; Mississippi

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38:48 - Basic training III

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Keywords: American concentration camps; Camp Shelby; Hawaiian soldiers

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41:31 - Shipment overseas

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Keywords: family; liberty ship; Newport News; North Africa; Oran

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44:34 - Shipment overseas II

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Keywords: Military Intelligence Service; seasickness

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47:20 - North Africa, shipment to Italy

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Keywords: bivouac; combat

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50:30 - Combat in Italy and France

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Keywords: forests; wounded

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53:24 - Combat in Italy and France II

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Keywords: front line; medic; shrapnel; wounded

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