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Kochiyama,Yuri

The day Pearl Harbor was bombed

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

When I drove to the main street, Pacific Avenue, I never saw this before, but …

Kosaki,Richard

Devastation in Tokyo after World War II

Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004

The devastation, well, we both saw it -- we saw it both in Manila and …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Finding his relative among Japanese prisoners

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

They're gonna have a war crime trial so since I was there, so therefore they …

Kosaki,Richard

Teaching at the military language school during World War II

Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004

My Japanese was quite good in terms of writing and so forth. One of the …

Sogi,Francis Y.

Awareness of concentration camps as a Japanese American

Francis Y. Sogi May 29, 2006

Yes, as I recall they came from the camps. Which ones I wasn’t too aware …

Yamada,Luis

Joined Japanese Imperial Army during the WWII (Spanish)

Luis Yamada September 18, 2006

(Spanish) The majority of high school or college students had the tendency to want to …

Uyeda,Clifford

Attempts to sign up for military service

Clifford Uyeda July 1-2, 1998

At first I thought, well, I would apply to the navy. But then the navy …

Inouye,Daniel K.

Father’s words

Daniel K. Inouye May 31, 2001

On the day I left to put on the uniform, he took time off which …

Kim,Young O.

Resisting transfer from Jerome

Young O. Kim August 28, 1995

When I, the next day, the battalion commander came in, maybe he heard that I …

Kim,Young O.

Appearance vs. Combat Effectiveness

Young O. Kim August 28, 1995

In the military there’s a very, very strong belief that if you polish your shoes …

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