Akira "Jockey" Ishikawa oral history interview, January 13, 1998, part 1 of 3

0:00 - Brief introduction and discussing father

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Keywords: cow; Issei parents; job; jockey; Maui; Paniolo

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5:52 - Discussing mother and ranch life

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Keywords: family; Hawaii; mother; picture brides; ranch; siblings

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9:53 - Discussing working on a ranch and education

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Keywords: childhood; education; Hawaii; Japanese language school; ranch

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13:57 - Discussing woking after leaving school

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Keywords: childhood; dairy; Hawaii; hospital; injury; jobs; ranch

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19:24 - Discussing horse racing and being drafted

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Keywords: draft; Hawaii; horse racing; sports; travel

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23:59 - Remembering Pearl Harbor and aftermath

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Keywords: draft; Japanese Americans; military training; Pearl Harbor; Schofield Barracks

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28:35 - Heading back to Maui

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Keywords: Hawaii; Schofield Barracks; voyage; World War Two

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30:28 - Discussing work detail

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Keywords: food; Hawaii; Hawaiian National Guard; Japanese American soldiers; work detail

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35:23 - Discussing family and heading to the mainland

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Keywords: Camp McCoy; family; Mainland; Maui; Schofield Barracks

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37:34 - Experiences at Camp McCoy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Camp McCoy; food; Louisiana; maneuvers

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40:47 - Experiences at Camp Kilmer and the voyage overseas

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Africa; Camp Kilmer; embarkation; voyage

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44:44 - Landing in Italy and discussing Salerno

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); F Company; Italy; Salerno

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46:29 - First experiences in combat

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); combat; F Company; front line; Italy

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50:29 - Discussing a patrol mission and crossing the Volturno River

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 54th Division; casualty; Italy; patrol; Volturno River

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55:57 - Crossing the Volturno River: part 2

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); enemy fire; Italy; minefield; Volturno River

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59:13 - Being reassigned and working with mules

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Antitank Company; casualty; H Company; Italy; mule

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