Partial Transcript: In Australia, Shigeru discusses where the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) is stationed. He says they did not want to station ATIS in Darwin in fear it will be attacked. Shigeru says they are sent to Australia to help the Australian soldiers.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; front line; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: At the end of 1944, the 32nd Division made a landing on the Philippines. The outfit goes to the Philippines and then to Japan. During this time, Shigeru is in the hospital and did not go with his outfit. Shigeru discusses the Guadalcanal Battle and how the 41st Division is sent to Australia as replacements. Shigeru goes to New Guinea. He says he sympathizes with the Japanese soldiers because they are left on their own.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater; Philippines; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru discusses meal time. He says if he does not like what type of food is in the mess hall, he cooks rice and eats the canned goods from Japan. Shigeru says he does not talk to the Prisoners of War (POWs) much because the officers already have all the information from the interview. There are times when the Japanese soldiers are mistreated during the interrogation. Shigeru says you have to intervene at that point.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru expresses that there was no discrimination against other soldiers. He describes the different squads, G1 is transportation, and G2 is Military Intelligence Service (MIS). S1 and S2 are regimental. Overseas, Shigeru goes to the hospital for Jungle Riot. Jungle Riot is caused by hot and damp conditions and makes the skin raw. He also describes Malaria and the treatment. Shigeru is discharged in December 1945.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; discharge; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; squad; troop; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: During Shigeru's military service, his family is in Amache, CO. Shigeru says he was supposed to get a furlough before going overseas. However, he does not get one to visit his family. When he returns to the United States, he gets all his furlough days. Shigeru explains furloughs are vacations. Shigeru uses his 60 days furlough to visit his family in Amache. Shigeru's oldest brother stays in camp to care for their parents, and his younger brother attends Boston University on the East Coast.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Amache; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: When Hiroshima is bombed, Shigeru is in the hospital. He hears the news on the radio and learns the war has ended. When Shigeru returns to the United States, he is discharged from Camp Beale. He says he did not have to go to the Philippines and Japan like the other soldiers in his unit. Shigeru describes his homecoming after the war. He says there is discrimination.

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Keywords: "Jap"; Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; atomic bomb; discharge; discrimination; hospital; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; racism; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru explains the treatment towards Japanese Americans is different on the West Coast versus the East Coast. He recalls going to Miyako Hotel restaurant in New York and is treated well. In North Carolina, the people are friendly and kind. After being discharged from the Army, Shigeru looks for employment with his oldest brother. They buy a nursery on Florence Avenue in Los Angeles, CA.

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Keywords: discrimination; employment; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru's father loses his nursery when the family goes to Amache, CO. The nursery is in Glendale, CA, and Shigeru says his parents did not own the property. The nursery is a wholesale and retail business. The owner of the property sells everything in the nursery. Shigeru is in the Army when his father losses everything. Therefore he did not have a chance to talk to his father.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; Alien land laws; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; Harry S. Truman; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; World War Two

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