Partial Transcript: After Camp Shelby, Sam went to Fort Snelling. Camp Savage closed, and Fort Snelling prepared for classes in August. He discusses the level of his Japanese language skills. There were approximately 2,000 soldiers at Fort Snelling, and exams were given to determine their level of Japanese proficiency. The curriculum focused on reading and writing.

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Keywords: education; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Sam discusses his daily schedule at the language school at Fort Snelling. Training is intense because the Military was in a hurry to train soldiers and send them overseas. Lights out were at ten o'clock, and Sam remembers people studying in the restroom. There was constant testing of the materials learned.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; marching; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: At Fort Snelling, Sam was repeatedly told he would be at the front lines to fight the war. He recalls relying on himself to learn the material taught in training. When Sam's parents left Minidoka, he asked John Aiso for leave. Sam is approved to leave for a few hours for his family. If he missed classes, there was no option to repeat the course. Classes are five days a week, and there was time to attend church Sunday. For social activities, there were dances and movies.

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Keywords: Fort Snelling; front line; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; marching; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Minidoka; Nisei soldiers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: With the training at Fort Snelling, Sam saw a progression in his Japanese language skills. He learns how to interrogate Prisoners of War (POWs). However, overseas, Sam does not interrogate POWs. After graduating from training, Sam goes to the Philippines. Sam recalls being worried he was not prepared enough for wartime.

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Keywords: Fort Snelling; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Philippines; Prisoners of War; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Sam's graduating class goes to the Philippines. However, they stopped in Hawaii because the refrigerator system on the troopship needed repairs. The ship docks in Hawaii for ten days. Some of the graduating class were Hawaiian soldiers, and their families prepared a luau dinner almost every night. When Sam gets close to the Philippines, the war has ended. On the ship, Sam recalls hearing rumors of invading Japan.

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Mainland soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Philippines; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: In the Philippines, Sam stayed on a race track. He was told to get settled in because they would be there for a while. Sam says everyone was interviewed and then classified for their assignments. He recalls practicing his Japanese on a few Prisoners of War (POWs). After a month, Sam (T5) was assigned to go to Okinawa, Japan, with two Generals, several Colonels, and Sergeants. In Okinawa, the island was secured, and there was no job for Sam. After a few days, Sam goes to an airfield in Tokyo for his next assignment.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation

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Partial Transcript: Sam was assigned to Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), and he works with a railroad Battalion in Yokohama. Sam's job was to interpret.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation

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Partial Transcript: Sam says the Japanese locals were not bothered that he was of Japanese ancestry wearing a United States Military uniform. At the railroad station, Sam only dealt with the Military Officers and not the civilians. He was stationed at the railroad for almost a year. During his vacation time, Sam looks for his relatives.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; family; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation

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Partial Transcript: During Sam's vacation, he traveled to Osaka and spent a few days with his father's relatives. Sam learned that his father was a banker and had a prosperous family. Sam's father's aunt owns a seafood business. All transportation for GIs was free, and they could travel anywhere in Japan. Next, Sam visited his aunt in Yokohama and then his grandmother.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; family; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation

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Partial Transcript: Sam visited his mother's relatives. Occasionally Sam will bring his aunt items from the PX since they lost their home and belongings in the war. Sam's aunt's husband gave him a souvenir. Sam also traveled to northern Japan to look at shrines. He says he would bring his k rations to trade for local food.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation; travel; World War Two

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