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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-311)
Nisei male. Born June 16, 1927, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Hood River, where parents ran a farm. At the age of thirteen, went to Japan with family for a vacation and ended up staying there. Attended school in Japan and then was trained in the Japanese air force as a kamikaze pilot. Instead …
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Storage list for S. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-172)
A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Matsuda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 694.
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-311-14)
The prestige of being a kamikaze pilot
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-311-22)
Not disclosing Japanese military service while working for the U.S. military
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-311-10)
Progressing through Japanese grades in school
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-311-21)
Working as an interpreter for the U.S. military
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-311-15)
Parents' pride in son's military service
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-311-18)
Hearing about the end of war: reactions in Japan
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-311-27)
Returning to the U.S. and finding work
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-311-9)
Attending school in Japan, being teased for being American
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-311-8)
Getting sick in Japan, remaining with mother while father returned to Oregon
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-311-16)
The pressures felt by kamikaze pilots
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-311-4)
Attending school, being called a "Jap"
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-311-29)
Talking to family about experiences in Japan during the war
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Jimmie S. Matsuda Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-311-20)
Being released from the military, observing war-torn Japan
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