Robert Takashige oral history interview, part 3 of 6, October 22, 2005

After arriving at Camp McCoy, Takashige would be chosen to be part of a secret experiment at Cat Island in Mississippi. The Army was testing and training dogs to track down Japanese soldiers and would use Japanese Americans to help train the dogs and track them down with scent. He talks about soldiers having dog bites and having to dress up in a Japanese Army uniform as part of the training. After this, he would head back to Camp Shelby, where they would do maneuvers in Louisiana and then get ready for shipment. Upon shipment, they would first land in North Africa, before moving into Italy. Next, he talks about his first day in combat.

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