ddr-densho-1004-19-4 (Legacy UID: denshovh-tkan-01-0004)

Description of the Mars Task Force

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January 5, 2001

gayle k. yamada Collection

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Kan Tagami

Kan Tagami Interview

01:19:47 — 10 segments

January 5, 2001

Mililani, Hawaii

Nisei male. Born February 21, 1918, in Selma, California. Drafted prior to World War II. During the war, served in the Military Intelligence Service with the Mars Task Force in Burma, and as an interpreter for General MacArthur in Japan.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

gayle k. yamada, interviewer; Rodney Otani, videographer

gayle k. yamada Collection

Courtesy of gayle k. yamada, Bridge Media, Inc.

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