Joseph Ikeguchi oral history interview, part 4 of 8, October 25, 2003

0:00 - Discussing treatment of POWs; and describing "comfort women"

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Keywords: Chinese; hospital; interrogate; Japanese language; Korean; prostitute

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3:09 - Experiences during interrogation assignment; and discussing Japanese POWs

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Keywords: cigarettes; money; volunteer; weapons

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5:13 - Discussing training in regards to possible capture

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Keywords: 6th Army; gun; reports

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7:28 - Japanese POWs II

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Keywords: capture; Chinese soldiers; diaries

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10:09 - Discussing casualties of war and thoughts about combat

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Keywords: fear; Korea; Vietnam; volunteer

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13:10 - Thoughts about combat II

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Keywords: football; wounded

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15:07 - Discussing friendship with a fellow soldier; and OSS assignment

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Keywords: Camp Savage; Colonel Stilwell; commission; Merrill's Marauders; Nisei; rank

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17:50 - OSS assignment II; and the end of the war

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Keywords: agents; China; Commissioned Officer; enemy; Japanese soldiers; linguists; Nisei; pilot

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20:18 - Fellow soldier II; and end of the war II

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Keywords: China; firecracker; gun; Sergeant; top secret

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22:59 - End of the war III

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Keywords: China; gun; surrender

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24:47 - Discussing atomic bombs

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Keywords: civilians; Hiroshima; Japan; Nagasaki; surrender; Washington D.C.

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27:35 - Assignment at Fort Lewis and atomic training area

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Keywords: Army; atomic bomb; infantry; Nevada; Washington

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