Roy Matsumoto Interview Segment 2

Family background (ddr-densho-1001-40-1) - 00:10:10
Attending school in Japan (ddr-densho-1001-40-2) - 00:14:30
Returning to the United States and attending high school (ddr-densho-1001-40-3) - 00:04:30
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-1001-40-4) - 00:16:09
Volunteering for the military out of camp (ddr-densho-1001-40-5) - 00:07:12
The formation of Merrill's Marauders (ddr-densho-1001-40-6) - 00:09:46
Memories of the boat trip overseas (ddr-densho-1001-40-7) - 00:09:00
Tapping into an enemy phone line and intercepting an important message (ddr-densho-1001-40-8) - 00:06:15
A critical mission at Nhpum Ga: shouting orders in Japanese (ddr-densho-1001-40-9) - 00:16:41
Coping with difficult conditions during combat (ddr-densho-1001-40-10) - 00:09:39
Being able to hear and understand the enemy's plans (ddr-densho-1001-40-11) - 00:10:46
The inaccuracy of the movie portrayal of Merrill's Marauders (ddr-densho-1001-40-12) - 00:03:05
Being awarded the Legion of Merit (ddr-densho-1001-40-13) - 00:09:46
Assigned to interrogate Japanese prisoners of war in China (ddr-densho-1001-40-14) - 00:19:01
Serving with the OSS, Office of Strategic Services (ddr-densho-1001-40-15) - 00:15:39
Serving as an interpreter during the war crimes trials (ddr-densho-1001-40-16) - 00:12:14
Recognition for wartime military service (ddr-densho-1001-40-17) - 00:12:42
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Attending school in Japan

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September 6, 2008

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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

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Roy H. Matsumoto

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Roy Matsumoto Interview

03:07:05 — 17 segments

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September 6, 2008

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Bainbridge Island, Washington

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Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected for a dangerous mission in Burma, becoming one of the famed Merrill's Marauders. Provided crucial intelligence information for the U.S. government after tapping into a Japanese army communications wire in Burma. Instrumental in a mission to hold Nhpum Ga hill in Burma, in which he shouted military orders in Japanese to confuse the attacking Japanese soldiers. Awarded the Legion of Merit from the U.S. military, and stationed in China and Japan after the war. Met future wife while working undercover in Japan. Inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in 1993.

(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.)

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