Clark Yonemoto oral history interview, part 2 of 4, January 22, 2006

0:00 - Discusses Japanese prisoners of war and "Suicide Cliff" in Saipan

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Keywords: cave flushing; interpreter; Japanese food; Japanese soldiers; refugee camp

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5:39 - Discusses how Japanese civilians reacted to Japan's surrender in 1945; Japanese Emperor's announcement

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; Japanese soldiers; Marianas; Nisei soldiers

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9:51 - Discusses how Japanese civilians (Tinian Island) reacted to affiliation with the U.S.

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; Nisei soldiers; refugees

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11:20 - Discusses his military service after the Japanese surrender

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Keywords: discharge; Marianas; Nisei soldiers; POW

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13:37 - Discusses how he re-enlisted in military and got sent to Japan

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Keywords: Interpreter; Military Intelligence Service; Yokohama; Zama

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17:09 - Describes his duties as an interpreter in Japan

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Keywords: Military Intelligence Service; military occupation; Nisei soldiers; Sergeant

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18:57 - Discusses how Japanese civilians (Japan) reacted to affiliation with the U.S.

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; military occupation; Nisei soldiers

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19:51 - Discusses visiting relatives in Hiroshima; cemetery visit

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Keywords: family; Japanese identity and values; Tokyo

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22:27 - Describes his reaction seeing Hiroshima and Nagasaki after bombing

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Keywords: aftermath; atomic bomb; destruction

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