Kiyoshi "Jack" Morishima oral history interview, part 4 of 5, September 20, 2003

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0:00 - Post-War - Relief mixed with fear

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Keywords: Army; Emperor; Nagoya; post-war

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4:08 - Post-War - Work as interpreter at Civil Censorship Detachment, Tokyo

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Keywords: employment; English speakers; Hawaiian soldiers; post-war; uniform

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8:08 - Working for the U.S. in occupied Japan and desire to return to Ameica

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Keywords: Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD); defeat; General Headquarters (GHQ); loyalty; Tokyo

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12:04 - Concealment of Japanese military service and eventual discovery by colleague

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Keywords: American citizenship; application for citizenship; Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD); employment; General Headquarters (GHQ)

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15:04 - Return to the United States in 1949

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Keywords: Driscoll; farming; Orange County; strawberry crops; Watsonville, CA

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16:35 - Personal significance of serving in U.S. Army - "It was out of this world!"

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Camp Roberts; confidence; draft; leadership school; Nisei; pride

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21:35 - Korean War - Experience as sole Japanese American soldier in platoon

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Keywords: citation; document analysis; interpreter; Japanese American soldiers; Korean soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; translation

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24:18 - Called away from the front line (Korean War) to have wedding ceremony

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Keywords: 302nd Military Intelligence Battalion; American consulate; front line; Korean War; marriage; marriage papers; Rest and Recuperation (R&R); Tokyo

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27:53 - Return from Korea and resuming farming in California

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Keywords: Driscoll; education; Santa Maria; siblings; strawberry farming; Watsonville, CA

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