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vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1004-11-3)

Joining the Military Intelligence Service

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Narrator Henry Nakano

Nisei male. Born June 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father ran a grocery store and then a small farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language School.

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Narrator Alice Nishitani

Nisei female. Born July 2, 1918, in Emmett, Idaho. Grew up in Idaho before family moved to Eastern Oregon while Alice was still in high school. Married a Nisei man who served in the Military Intelligence Service, and lived in Ontario, Oregon, after World War II.

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1008-5)

Nisei male. Born February 1919 in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went to …

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Narrator Francis Mas Fukuhara

Nisei male. Born January 30, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi/Yesler Terrace area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Postwar commander of Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) in 1988 and 1989.

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Narrator Hiro Nishimura

Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …

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Narrator Harry Umeda

Nisei male. Born May 12, 1915, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents ran a successful farm. Drafted into the military in 1941, prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the Military Intelligence Service, interrogating Japanese prisoners of war in New Guinea and the Philippines. After returning to the U.S., settled in …

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Narrator Noboru Richard Horikawa

Nisei male. Born 1926 in San Francisco, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to stay with relatives in Watsonville, California. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, then to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp early to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drafted into the military and …

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vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-183)

Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …

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vh Alan Kumamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-464)

Sansei male. Born January 21, 1940, in Los Angeles, California. While very young, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Father joined the Military Intelligence Service out of camp, and Alan and his mother resettled in Chicago, Illinois. After father rejoined the family, they returned to …

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img Joe Iwataki with two women and man at night club (ddr-ajah-2-825)

Caption: Joe Iwataki and friends visit a night club while on furlough from Manila, Philippines during WWII. Iwataki and Tomita had known each other since their days of basic training at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., in 1941. The pair continued their friendship at Camp Savage in Minnesota, training with Military Intelligence Service. This May-June 1945 …

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vh George Katagiri Interview (ddr-one-7-24)

Nisei male. Born September 22, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a small grocery store. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, was drafted into the Military Intelligence Service and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. …

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vh Bennie Ouchida Interview (ddr-one-7-31)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1917, in Oregon. Grew up in Gresham, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Drafted into the army before December 7, 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was segregated from fellow soldiers along with other Japanese Americans. Recruited to the Military Intelligence Service and trained in Minnesota. After the war, lived …

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vh Tetsushi Marvin Uratsu Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-338-29)

The importance of the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Mits Yamasaki Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-366-25)

Being drafted, serving with the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-405-19)

Volunteering for the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Frank K. Omatsu Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-373-17)

Training for the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-289-21)

Drafted into the army, joining the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-274-33)

Volunteering for the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-403-21)

Recruited for the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-403-22)

Serving with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan

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vh James O. Ito Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-308-10)

Volunteering for the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Cedrick M. Shimo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-260-16)

The Military Intelligence Service Language School

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vh Art Ishida Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-363-24)

Transferring to the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Nori Masuda Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1010-10-25)

Playing basketball while in the Military Intelligence Service

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