0:00 - Friendships formed throughout his life

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Keywords: friendship; high school; reunion

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1:31 - Awareness of the tension between the United States and Japan during the 1930s/Remembering Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: church; history; Pearl Harbor; politics; pool hall; Santa Maria; tensions

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3:55 - Awareness of the impending conflict in Europe

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Keywords: Europe; Japanese Empire; Nazi Party; World War Two

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4:52 - Staying in touch with family members prior to the war/Concern over the impending war

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Keywords: correspondence; family

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6:15 - His family in Japan when war broke out/Two siblings leaving Japan and other remaining through the war

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Keywords: family; Japan; reunion; ship; siblings; tsunami

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8:29 - His memory of December 7, 1941/The impact of that day/Hitchhiking 35 miles to join the Army/A colonel recruiting him for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS)

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Keywords: basic training; Camp San Luis Obispo; Camp Savage; church; colonel; enlist; friendship; higher education; hitchhike; John Aiso; Little Rock; Pearl Harbor

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11:45 - Memories of Camp Savage and John Aiso/Curriculum at MIS Language School

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Keywords: autocratic; Camp Savage; Japanese language school; John Aiso; Kanji; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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14:06 - His ability to learn languages easily/Differences between learning non-Romance and Romance Languages

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Keywords: French; Japanese; Korean; languages; Spanish

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15:40 - Memorable classmates from MIS Language School

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Keywords: Australia; CIC; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; poker; seasick

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18:31 - His duties as a member of the Military Intelligence Service

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Keywords: interrogate; Military Intelligence Service; Prisoners of War; tactics

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19:20 - Landing in Australia

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Keywords: Australia; First Sergeant; jeep; Military Intelligence Service

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21:02 - Joining up with a unit in New Guinea

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Keywords: 24th Division; Australia; Brisbane; Hollandia; interrogate; Military Intelligence Service; New Guinea; sake

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23:32 - Interrogating Japanese POWs and befriending some prisoners he interrogated

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Keywords: friendship; generous; interrogate; Prisoners of War

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25:31 - Difference between interrogating prisoners in a combat zone versus a combat-free zone

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Keywords: Australia; combat; interrogate; New Guinea; non-combatant

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26:39 - Realizing the importance of his interrogations at the time

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Keywords: Air Force; football; General MacArthur; information; interrogate

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