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Office of Strategic Services

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Far East Section was created in the summer of 1943 to conduct psychological warfare against the Japanese. Fifty-five Japanese Americans were recruited directly from the incarceration camps as well as cities outside the West Coast. Two-thirds were Issei, and the rest mostly Kibei. Japanese Americans in the OSS were stationed in Saipan, California, India, and North Burma. Their duties mainly included setting up broadcasting stations and producing broadcasts aimed at rallying pro-democracy groups.

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Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 49 (ddr-densho-1000-184-49)
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Being recruited for the OSS, Office of Strategic Services
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-184-49/
Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 50 (ddr-densho-1000-184-50)
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Making the decision to join the OSS
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-184-50/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-185-10)
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Visiting Little Tokyo in Los Angeles while still in training
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-10/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-185-27)
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Possible influence regarding whether Japanese Emperor would be tried as a war criminal
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-27/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-185-9)
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Training with other OSS members; difficulties as the only non-civilian
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-9/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-185-12)
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Leaving compound while stationed in India
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-12/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-185-14)
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Training for mission: "white propaganda"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-14/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-185-11)
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Journey overseas to unknown destination
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-11/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-185-6)
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Description of initial Office of Strategic Services (OSS) group
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-6/
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-185-13)
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Description of specialized training with rubber raft and explosives
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-185-13/
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