Partial Transcript: Eddy discusses unforgettable memories from the Pacific Theater. He remembers when the American troops captured the Prisoners of War (POWs) coming down the hill and seeing their health conditions. Moreover, he saw the aftermath of a massacred village. Eddy can understand why the natives did not like anyone with Japanese ancestry. Eddy recalled an encounter with the Filipino natives and was mistaken for Japanese soldiers. Eddy says there was always a guard with the linguists for protection. Overall, linguists are treated well in the Pacific.

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Keywords: interrogate; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Eddy says there was a good relationship with the white soldiers. He recalls talking to the First Lieutenant about dating and personal life. In Japan, Eddy worked with a Marine Major at the Sugamo Prison Camp, interrogating POWs.

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Keywords: interrogate; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Pacific Theater; Prisoners of War; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Eddy says there are cases of Japanese soldiers impersonating Nisei soldiers. Therefore, you need to remember the password. Eddy also discussed acts of heroism. He recalls a Kibei on the frontline rescuing a Japanese soldier. Eddy says this Japanese soldier was carrying vital information in his backpack. The objective is to get information.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Being a Nisei soldier, you have to do things you have never done before because it is your job. He gives an example of parachuting. He recalls at night, Kamikaze airplanes are flying overhead, and you have to find cover. Post-war, Eddy goes to school with fellows Nisei veterans. When they heard an aircraft, they would instinctively hide under the table. Eddy says the hardest part of being a Military Intelligence Service (MIS) was getting the Japanese soldiers to come out of the cave and surrender.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Eddy recalls getting the POWs to come out of the cave to surrender. There were situations when the POWs came out with grenades. However, Eddy witnesses the civilians coming out of the cave first wearing grenades on their bodies. Eddy says it was hard to see the civilians be killed. At the end of the war, Eddy processed the prisoners and civilians at the POW Camp. After the Pacific Theater, Eddy goes to the Occupation of Japan.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Pacific Theater; Philippines

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Partial Transcript: At the end of the war, Eddy processed POWs in Manila. He interrogated those who did cannibalism. Eddie recalls meeting with General Aiso and asking to go to Japan for occupation. Ten days later, Eddy gets the assignment to go to Occupation Japan. Eddy goes to Tokyo, Japan, and is stationed at the NYK Building. He recalls seeing a girl from the POW Camp in Manila in Tokyo.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater

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Partial Transcript: Going to Japan post-war, Eddy sees the destruction of the cities and the suffering of the locals. He feels compassion for the people. Yokohama and the nearby towns were a continuation of flat land due to the atomic bomb. The view was quite different from the Philippines. Prewar, you associate the Japanese people and the country with beauty. However, that has changed because of the devastation.

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Philippines; post-war; travel; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Eddy draws on his way from Manila to Japan. He drew Japan according to his memory. However, that changes when Eddy sees the devastation from the atomic bomb. He recalls the Army preparing them for the invasion of Japan. Eddy says he was not sure what he would encounter going to Japan. Later, he discovers the locals did not have weapons. They were using bamboo poles to protect themselves. Eddy recalls seeing Hiroshima and the aftermath of the war.

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Pacific Theater; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Eddy goes to Sugamo Prison to interrogate the POWS and the Zama Replacement Depot to interrogate the Nisei. At Zama, Eddy's job is to find how much Japanese language the Nisei coming from the Mainland and Hawaii knew. Eddy said ironically he was the student, and he has processed the instructors, "Zebras." Eddy calls the instructors Zebras because of their stripes. He discusses the relationship between Hawaii soldiers and state-side soldiers.

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Keywords: Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Mainland; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Prisoners of War

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