0:00 - Recalling Mother's reaction to atomic bomb; survival; and Hiroshima aftermath

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Keywords: family; Hiroshima; Issei parents; Japan; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei; war; World War Two; WWII

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3:34 - Recalling devastation of Hiroshima; Manila; Shig Shiroishi

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Keywords: atomic bomb; casualty; Fort Snelling; friendship; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei; siblings; war

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6:03 - Recalling Shig Shiroishi

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Keywords: basic training; casualty; friendship; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; siblings

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9:04 - Recalling Yokohama; seasick; and time spent

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; military occupation; MIS; Nisei soldiers; occupation; siblings; travel

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11:59 - Recalling Tokyo NYK Building; orders; Fukuoka; and family friend

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Keywords: atomic bomb; civilians; Hiroshima; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei soldiers; occupation; translation; war

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15:57 - Recalling visiting relatives in Hiroshima; shellfish; assignment with Navy

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Keywords: family; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei; occupation; siblings

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19:04 - Discussing Japanese Nationals; reassignment; repatriation center; and accommodation from General

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Keywords: civilians; interrogate; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei soldiers

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21:05 - Recalling discharge; Los Angeles; gardening; and Japanese School

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Keywords: employment; family; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese identity and values; Japanese School; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Sacramento; siblings

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24:24 - Discussing brothers; teachers; Mother; and Nursery

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Keywords: employment; family; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school; Nisei

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