0:00 - Discussing Japan's surrender; and experiences on Negros Island

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Keywords: atomic bomb; foxhole; Hiroshima; Japan; Nagasaki; Panay Island; Philippines; radio

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2:41 - Japan's surrender II; and discovering a Japanese flag

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Keywords: airplane; American soldiers; battle; leaflets; name; troops

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5:04 - Japan's surrender III; and landing in Korea

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Keywords: fence; flag; jeep; pier; shoes; sleep; troop; warehouse

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8:04 - Experiences in Korea; and interactions with civilians

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Keywords: college; discharge; mountain; replacement; San Jose; Tokyo; traveling; troop ship

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10:34 - Korea II- Korean civilians II; and describing Japanese soldiers

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Keywords: Japan; luggage; occupation; ship; war

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13:46 - Getting discharged

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Keywords: Caucasian; Japan; Korea; replacement; Seattle; troop ship

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15:15 - Discussing Negros Island attacks

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Keywords: 185th Infantry Regiment; bodyguard; explosion; foxhole; jungle; map; Nisei; sleep

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18:25 - Negros Island attacks II

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Keywords: 185th Infantry Regiment; artillery; bodyguard; enemy fire; foliage; Japanese soldiers; movie; operation

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21:30 - Negros Island attacks III

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Keywords: American; bodyguard; rifle; soldier

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22:47 - Discussing parents' incarceration while overseas

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Keywords: friendship; Heart Mountain; incarceration camps; New Britain; newspaper

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24:24 - Discussing cartoonist

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Keywords: military police; movie; Navy; newspaper; Panay Island; soldier

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26:41 - Listening to Tokyo Rose's show

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Keywords: Guadalcanal; Japanese; music; radio; signal corps; zero hour

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28:51 - Living conditions in New Britain; and discussing friendship

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Keywords: San Jose; sun; tent; weather

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31:54 - Food on Negros Island

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Keywords: can; dream; knife; tangerines

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35:04 - Describing a close call; getting discharged; and returning home

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Keywords: 442nd; bodyguard; Camp Beale; incarceration camp; parents; rifle; San Jose; souvenirs

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38:02 - Returning home II

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Keywords: 442nd; Japantown; mother; San Jose; taxi; train station

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40:40 - Returning home III; and discussing brother's military service

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Keywords: Camp Grant; Europe; father; Filipino; medical; San Jose; store

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42:51 - Postwar life- moving to Chicago; employment; and returning to San Jose

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Keywords: friend; G.I. Bill; Japanese Americans; telegram; warehouse; weather

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45:08 - Discussing wife

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Keywords: 442nd; Killed in Action; marriage; Reno; Silver Star; widow

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47:32 - Discussing children and grandchildren

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Keywords: college; family; house

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49:00 - Thoughts about being American and the importance of Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: car; children; famliy; general; Japanese Americans; speech; war

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51:17 - Message to grandchildren and future generations

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Keywords: American; college; education; mother

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53:02 - Showing a copy of Reader's Digest; and Bronze Star

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Keywords: front line; humor; interpreter; Negros Island; New Guinea; Nisei; Sergeant; uniform

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