Masao Shimizu oral history interview, part 2 of 2, November 6, 2010

0:00 - Discussing atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Keywords: battlefield; Italy; Japan; newspaper; relatives

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2:47 - Discussing Japan's surrender

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Keywords: atomic bomb; documents; Tokyo; United States; war

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4:48 - Getting discharged; and discussing wife

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Keywords: Amache; Denver; furlough; Italy; letter; New York; Texas

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7:58 - Wife II

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Keywords: Denver; diploma; in-laws; junior college; marriage; quiet; stage

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10:19 - Post-war employment; and moving to Gardena, California

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Keywords: children; education; grocery store; Hakujin; house; in-laws; ranch; winter

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11:55 - Discussing children and grandchildren

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Keywords: California; Colorado; Gardena

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13:03 - Message to future generations

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Keywords: college; education; grandchildren; Italy; nice; pride; treatment

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15:31 - Showing and describing photographs in a scrapbook- Fort Bliss; Camp Maxey; New Mexico; and others

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Keywords: Carlsbad; cooking school; friends; Private; Texas; uniform

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18:20 - Scrapbook II- Fort Bliss; soldiers; cooking school; and others

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Keywords: Camp Roberts; hut; Kibei; living quarters; MIS; steak; winter

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21:36 - Scrapbook III- Camp Roberts; Fort Bliss; New Mexico; and Amache

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Keywords: friend; tent; Texas

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24:07 - Scrapbook IV- friend; Fort Bliss; and others

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Keywords: hunting; living quarters; post-war; Texas

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27:05 - Scrapbook V- Italy; friends; and discussing interactions with German POWs

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Keywords: German soldiers; helmet; KP duty; Milan; mines; MIS; overseas; ship

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30:16 - Scrapbook VI- overseas; German POWs II; and letter from President Truman

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Keywords: Commander; German soldiers; Italy; oil tank; POW; Queen Mary

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32:53 - Scrapbook VII-cooking school; friends; class picture; and discussing siblings

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Keywords: Amache; baseball; Camp Maxey; Camp Shelby; news clipping; Nisei; soldiers

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36:24 - Discussing siblings II; and scrapbook VIII

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Japanese soldiers; Kamikaze; United States; volunteer

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38:52 - Scrapbook IX- family; Texas; and others

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Keywords: brother; Japanese soldiers; Los Angeles; mother

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41:33 - Scrapbook X-wife; friends; and others

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Keywords: Amache; family; farm; kimono; rice; Tule Lake

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