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Spady Koyama Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-38)
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Nisei male. Born June 4, 1917, in Ferry County, Washington. Sent to Japan at age five following father's death, returning to Spokane, Washington, in 1927. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942. Served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II where he was seriously injured during a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-38/
Spady Koyama Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-39)
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Nisei male. Born June 4, 1917, in Ferry County, Washington. Sent to Japan at age five following father's death, returning to Spokane, Washington, in 1927. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942. Served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II where he was seriously injured during a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-39/
Dana Hoshide filming narrator (ddr-densho-506-73)
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Dana Hoshide filming a narrator while production equipment is in view.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-506-73/
Tom Ikeda interviewing narrator while Dana Hoshide films (ddr-densho-506-74)
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Photo of what appears to be Tom Ikeda interviewing a narrator in military uniform while Dana Hoshide films.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-506-74/

Narrator Spady Koyama

Nisei male. Born June 4, 1917, in Ferry County, Washington. Sent to Japan at age five following father's death, returning to Spokane, Washington, in 1927. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942. Served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II where he was seriously injured during a …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/46/
Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-39-5)
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-39-12)
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Speaking before community and veterans' groups regarding Military Intelligence Service experience
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-39-3)
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Meeting a Nisei World War II hero, Richard Sakakita
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-39-2)
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Returning to active duty at the request of the Pentagon
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-39-6)
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Investigating communist spies in Japan for the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (CIC)
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-39-4)
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Reuniting with siblings living in postwar Japan
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-39-7)
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Moving up the ranks of the Counterintelligence Corps
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-39-10)
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Retiring from the military following career spanning over thirty years
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-39-9)
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Nisei soldiers help pave way for future Japanese Americans in military service
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-39-14)
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Describing physical costs of wars, "130 percent disability"
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-39-1)
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Postwar civilian work in Spokane, handling classified mail
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-39-13)
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Description of military uniform insignia
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-39-8)
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Receiving the biggest assignment of all: heading up U.S. Army counterintelligence in Vietnam
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-39-11)
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Discussion of Issei attitudes towards Nisei soldiers fighting in the Pacific
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Spady Koyama Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-39-15)
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Description of wartime wounds received in Vietnam and New Guinea
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-38-25)
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Returning home after being injured
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-38-12)
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Formation of the Spokane, Washington Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-38-19)
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Experiencing a different racial climate, being Nisei in the segregated South
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-38-19/
Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-38-3)
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Growing up in Nisei in Japan
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-38-3/
Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-38-4)
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Returning to the U.S. and adjusting to attending school without speaking English
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-38-4/
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